Cheyenne Scripture

Here are passages of Cheyenne Scripture with literal interlinear English translation. We will add other parts of Cheyenne Scripture as we further develop the Cheyenne pages at this site, so please come back again.

Psalm 23

1. Ma'heo'o, n�hek�saehetan�me'tov�tse naa 
   God,      you are my sheep-man      and 

n�ohkeameon�'eotse�e.              N�s�a'o'h�metan�he hov�'�h�st�n�h�va.
you guide me along in correctness. I am not lacking   in anything.

2. N�ohk�hosot�m�eme ts�xhoxo'�hts�vo'o'e.        N�ohk�ho'eotse�e 
   You rest me        where there is green growth. You bring me

ts�xhe'kot�om��ha.
to where there is calm water.

3. N�ohke�v�het�taetan�'se�e.  N�ohkeameotse�e 
   You re-gladden me.          You lead me along  

xanovem��n�va         ts�he�ev�stomeveto.
on the straight path  as you have promised me.

4. H�va h�'n��s�hp�hn�'t�mo  ts�hn�hpea'en�'n�to 
   Even though I walk through where it is totally dark 

n�hts�saa'e't�ht�h�he ts�hv�'amev�'�hts�meto.       N�h�tooma'ove.
I will not be afraid  because you go along with me. You shield me.

5. N�m�'oxe               h�n�h��he ts�sto'sem�hev�ohtom�v�se 
   You invite me to feast there     where they are all going to see it, 

ts�n�s�tama'ese. "V�'�ht�ma," n�he�e.      Naa n�no'p�ven�'so'enoxe.
my enemies.      "Welcome,"   you tell me. And you fill me up good.

6. Ts�t�he'�evo'�stan�h�v�to n�stsem�hoxe.      Naa a'eneto 
   As long as I'm living      you will love me.  And forever

n�stsev�s�stanomev�tse. 
I will live with you.

Proverbs 3:5-6

M�hene'�tam�stse     Ma'heo'o.  N�v�'taomeametano. 
Completely depend on God.       Do not go along with your own thinking.

Amem�'etan�'tovoo'o      netao'o    ts��v�he��veto naa 
Always remember him (in) everything that you do    and 

n�stseameon�'eotseha.
he'll guide you along well.

The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9b-13)

(modern Cheyenne version)

9) Ma'heo'o Tsehehe'tovatsemenoto     tsehestoestoveto
   God      the one who is our father who is         

 he'amo'omee'e,    momoxeono'atamaneto.
 in above-realm,   I wish for you to be respected.

10) N�hv�honoo'�stse.    Momoxeaahtoneto                  hetseno 
    (Come) Sit as chief! I wish for you to be listened to here 

ho'eva   hapo'e   tsehe�eaahtoneto       hen�heohe he'amo'omee'e. 
on earth likewise as you are listened to there in  above-realm.

11) Hetsetseha e�eeva nexhoxomemeno.
    Today             feed us.

12) Vonetano't�tse  n�htav�sevo'eet�hestonanotse hapo'e     
    Forget about    our bad-doings               likewise 

tseohk�he�evonetano'tomovotse vo'�staneo'o tsehav�sevo'eehaetsee'e.
as we forget about them       people       what they do bad to us.

13) N�xhoon�stan�'tovemeno von�h�ha'�v�hts�st�va.
    Restrain us from       temptation.

Naa tsehma'he�neveto n�v�honoo'e,       nehohaatamaahe,        naa 
And since you are God you sit as chief, you are very powerful, and 

nevo'ho'�ho'hevatamaahe      hetsetseha naa a'ene'xoveva. 
you have a lighted character now        and forever.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

4. M�hosanest�tse �ohkev�'�eo�hnov�h�stove, �ohkev�'��hoto'�h�stove naa 
   Love           makes you patient,        makes you kind          and 

m�to �ohk�s�av�'�ee'han�setan�htov�hane, �ohk�s�av�'��h�o'�t�hts�stov�hane, 
also it does not make you envious,       does not make you brag,  

naa m�to �ohk�s�av�'�eno'k�h�atam�hts�stov�hane.
and also does not make you selfish/think only about yourself.

5. M�hosanest�tse �v�'�ep�vo�stom�'hestove, �s�ano'ketan�htov�hane, 
   Love           makes you a nice person,  not selfish, 

�ohk�s�ahet�sem�'emo'eehaehe ts�he��h�v�s�vo'eese.
isn't bothered by            how one is treated.

6. On�'etan�htovee'�stse �v�'�ep�vom�ht�h�stove.
   Thinking righteously  makes you feel good.

7. M�hosanest�tse �ohkev�'�e�'t�s�tan�htove,     naa m�to 
   Love           makes you want to keep trying, and also 

�ohket�'n�eamene'�tam�stove Ma'heo'o.
keeps you depending on       God.

8a. Eohk�s�av�'�en�hnetametan�htov�hane.
    It doesn't make you want to give up.

Galatians 5:22-23b

Ma'he�ne-m�hta's�om�h�va
By means of the Holy Spirit 

	�m�hosan�stove, 
	there is love, 

	�het�taetan�htove, 
	there is rejoicing, 

	��vaa'xa�t�hts�stove, 
	there is shaking hands with each other again (=reconciliation), 

	��ehnov�h�stove, 
	there is patience,

	�hoto'�h�stove, naa 
	there is kindness, and 

	�p�vo�stom�'h�stove, 
	there is good character, 

	�on�'se�metan�htove,
	there is honest thinking, 

	�ov�na'xaetan�htove, naa 
	there is calm thinking, and 

	�ohken�ht�vet�'han�hts�stove.
	there is knowing how to stop oneself.

The Lord's Prayer (Our Father)


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