Senjecas - The Need of Assistants

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ǫ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = 1st person singular/plural	ABL = ablative suffix	COL = collective	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	PRV = privative prefix	SUP = supine
2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	LAT = lative suffix	PST = past	TRZ = transitivizer
3 = 3rd person	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	LOC = locative suffix	REV = reversive	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	Q = interrogative particle
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	QUOT = direct quotation
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	IND = indicative	PP = patient (past) participle	RPR = recent perfective
V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PRF = perfect	SBJ = subjunctive

Text

þonlűm ı̋ı̋ƣra - The Need of Assistants (6:1-7)

múkanȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Greek

• New American Bible
• Literal Greek Translation
• Senjecan Text

Gloss

• 1. In those days, as the number of disciples grew, the ones who spoke Greek complained that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food, as compared with the widows of those who spoke Hebrew.
• in and the days these of.being.increased the disciples, there.was complaint of.the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that were.being.overlooked in the support the daily the widows of.them
• tunlűm gaamős a-aha̋m mukanűm ǫ̋bo ivrűm þóósa e-vűűla: eȝu-mőőus dust̬e̋e̋aþus e-ı̋la:

tun-l-űm	gaam-ős	a=ah-a̋m	mukan-űm	ǫ̋b-o	ivr-űm	þóósa	e=vűűl-a
learn-AG-G.s	increase-G.s	that=day-G.p	Greek-G.p	complaint-N.s	Hebrew-G.p	against	PST=there.be-IND

eȝu=mőő-us	dus=t̬e̋e̋-a-þ-us	e=ı̋l-a
their=widow-N.p	dis=attend.to-IND-PP-N.p	PST=become-IND

• 2. The Twelve assembled the community of the disciples and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
• having.been.called.together and the twelve the multitude of.the disciples said, not desirable is.it for.us having.neglected the word of.the God to.serve tables.
• da tunlűmĕ miilűmĕ muþaþűm. főőd̬o e-te̋e̋a: m̃a m̃um. se̋ron nı̋ı̋xu táádi. ȝumű' sa̋m̃om dust̬e̋e̋u pı̋ı̋r̨u e̋sa ne:

da	tun-l-űm=ĕ	miil-űm=ĕ	muþ-a-þ-űm	főő-d̬o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	m̃-um	se̋r-on	nı̋ı̋x-u	táádi
and	learn-AG-G.p=EP	crowd-G.p=EP	gather-IND-PP-G.p	ten-two	PST-say-IND	QUOT	1p-G	table-A.p	serve-SUP	in.order.to

ȝum-ű-'	sa̋m̃-om	dus=t̬e̋e̋-u	pı̋ı̋r̨-u	e̋s-a	ne
God-G.s-ELIS	word-A.s	dis=attend.to-SUP	desirable-N.S	be-IND	not

• 3. Look around among your own number, brothers, for seven men acknowledged to be deeply spiritual and prudent, and we shall appoint them to this task.
• select but brothers men among you being.well.spoken.of seven full of.spirit and wisdom whom we.will.appoint over the duty this
• żaműs. ðééu ȝúm ȝúṡa uunűsk̬e saasta̋sk̬e pe̋e̋lu da súvi va̋a̋aþuk̬e m̃ı̋ı̋run őpe: m̃us i-boþra̋s ƣóma éȝun u-e̋ȝa:

żam-űs	ðééu	ȝ-úm	ȝúṡa	uun-űs=k̬e	saast-a̋s=k̬e	pe̋e̋lu-Ø	da	sú=vi	va̋a̋-a-þu-Ø=k̬e	m̃ı̋ı̋r-un	őp-e
brother-V.p	instead	2p-G	among	spirit-G.s=and	wisdom-G.s=and	full-ABS	and	well=ADV	speak.of-IND-PP-ABS=and	man-A.p	select-IMP

m̃-us	i=boþr-a̋s	ƣóma	éȝ-un	u=e̋ȝ-a
1p-N	this=duty-G.s	with	3-A.p	FUT=entrust-IND

• 4. This will permit us to concentrate on prayer and the ministry of the word."
• we but to.the prayer and to.the service of.the word will.be.devoted
• de m̃us lilra̋sk̬e sam̃ős niixra̋sk̬e túȝa ȝa̋żaþus u-ı̋la m̃ar:

de	m̃-us	lilr-a̋s=k̬e	sam̃-ős	niixr-a̋s=k̬e	túȝa	ȝa̋ż-a-þ-us	u=ı̋l-a	m̃ar
but	1p-N	prayer-G.s=and	word-G.s	service-G.s=and	with.respect.to	devote-IND-PP-N.p	FUT=become-IND	QUOT

• 5. The proposal was unanimously accepted by the community. Following this they selected Stephen, a man filled with faith and the Holy Spirit; Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus of Antioch, who had been a convert to Judaism.
• and pleased the word before all the multitude and they.chose Stephen, man full of.faith and spirit holy and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas proselyte of Antioch
• da sa̋m̃o mı̋ı̋lum e-fa̋ṡa. da sĕtefa̋numk̬e sa̋k' uunűsk̬e ooa̋sk̬e pe̋e̋lu m̃ı̋ı̋rum filı̋pumk̬e pĕrokőrumk̬e níkanőrumk̬e timőnumk̬e parme̋numk̬e níkola̋umk̬e ant̨oxa̋s ápa oome̋iþlum e-őpa:

da	sa̋m̃-o	mı̋ı̋l-um	e=fa̋ṡ-a	da	sĕtefa̋n-um=k̬e	sa̋k-'	uun-űs=k̬e	oo-a̋s=k̬e	pe̋e̋lu-Ø	m̃ı̋ı̋r-um
and	word-N.s	crowd-A.s	PST=please-IND	and	Stephen-A.s=and	holy-ELIS	spirit-G.s=and	faith-G.s=and	full-ABS	man-A.s

filı̋p-um=k̬e	pĕrokőr-um=k̬e	níkanőr-um=k̬e	timőn-um=k̬e	parme̋n-um=k̬e	níkola̋-um=k̬e
Philip-A.s=and	Prochorus-A.s=and	Nicanor-A.s=and	Timon-A.s=and	Parmenas-A.s=and	Nicolaus-A.s=and

ant̨ox-a̋s	ápa	oo-me̋iþ-l-um	e=őp-a
Antioch-G.s	from	faith-change-AG-A.s	PST=choose-IND

• 6. They presented these men to the apostles, who first prayed over them and then imposed hands on them.
• whom they placed before the apostles and having.prayed they.laid.upon them the hands
• mı̋þaþunĕ n̨óópa éȝun e-ðe̋e̋a: lĭlı̋lantus éȝun éva ma̋non e-le̋ƣa:

mı̋þ-a-þ-un=ĕ	n̨óópa	éȝ-un	e=ðe̋e̋-a	lĭ~lı̋l-a-nt-us	éȝ-un	éva	ma̋n-on	e=le̋ƣ-a
sent-IND-PP-A-p=EP	before	3-A.p	PST=place-IND	PRF~pray-IND-AP-N.p	3-A.p	on	hand-A.p	PST=layIND

• 7. The word of God continued to spread, while at the same time the number of the disciples in Jerusalem enormously increased. There were many priests among those who embraced the faith.
• and the word of.the God increased and were.multiplied the number of.the disciples in Jerusalem greatly great and crowd of.the priests obeyed the faith.
• da ȝumű' sa̋m̃ok̬e úrusálima̋s éna tunlűm ge̋hok̬e lábu e-ga̋a̋ma. da noitűm me̋żu mı̋ı̋lu őőam e-ta̋a̋ba⁝

da	ȝum-ű='	sa̋m̃-o=k̬e	úrusálim-a̋s	éna	tun-l-űm	ge̋h-o=k̬e	lábu	e=ga̋a̋m-a
and	Gold-G.s-ELIS	word-N.s=and	Jerusalem-G.s	in	learn-AG-G.p	number-N.s=and	greatly	PST=increase-IND

da	noit-űm	me̋żu-Ø	mı̋ı̋l-u	őő-am	e=ta̋a̋b-a
and	priest-G.p	great-ABS	crowd-N.s	faith-A.s	PST=obey-IND