Wëlamhìtai Ni

Believe in Me (John 14:1-6) . . . While not exactly a prayer this translation is placed in this story section of prayers. In 1969 linguist Bruce Pearson asked Nora Dean to translate this Bible verse for him. He handed Nora a printout of the verse and she translated it from that.

English:

Let not your heart be troubled:

Lenape:

Matàch lelìntàmuwën kte sàkwixën:

English:

Believe in God and believe in me.

Lenape:

Wëlamhìtao Kishelëmùkònk òk wëlamhìtai ni

English:

Inside where my father lives

Lenape:

Lamunkwe nux wikit

English:

there are many mansions.

Lenape:

xaheli ahkanshikaona hate.

English:

If it were not so I would have told you.

Lenape:

Mata në lèke ktëlën a.

English:

I am leaving to go and prepare where you will stay, and

Lenape:

Ntalëmska may wëlixtulën èpia, òk

English:

if I leave to prepare it for you

Lenape:

ntalëmskanèch ènta wëlixtulën ki èpia,

English:

I will come again, and I fix for you where I am.

Lenape:

làpìch mpa, òk nëwëlixtul ki ènta àhpia.

English:

You know the way and you know the road.

Lenape:

Kuwatun eyan òk kuwatun tëmakàn.

English:

Thomas said, "We do not know

Lenape:

Thomas tëlao, “Mata nuwatuwënèn

English:

where you go so how can we know because you are gone."

Lenape:

èli eyàn ònhika kàski nuwatuwënèn èli eyàn."

English:

Jesus said, "I am the way

Lenape:

Jesus tëlao, “Ni lih eyaan

English:

the truth, and the life.

Lenape:

wëlamhìtamëwakàn, òk lehëlexeyëwakàn.

English:

No person shall come into the presence of my father unless through me.”

Lenape:

Matàch awèn pèxus’hìkao nux kënch ni lih.”

Kenahkihinèn Kwënikishukw

Jesus Eluwèt

Kuxëna Kishelëmienk