Harvey Satewas Gabriel still remembers the first time he heard a preacher read Bible passages in the Mohawk language back in the 1950s. He watched the United Church minister open the book and translate the Scripture into Mohawk straight off the page as he read, the words sounding like “honey” to the then-17-year-old from Kanesatake, Que.
Gabriel went home and asked his mother why there was no Mohawk Bible. She said, “That's a big project, who's going to translate that?” he recalls.
Gabriel said that early conversation with his mother stuck with him. However, it wasn't until around 1980 that he first started translating Bible passages, when he was asked to give readings in Mohawk at his church, Kanesatake United. The newly printed Bible has a purple cover - the colour of the Iroquois Confederacy flag - and an illustration depicting the turtle, wolf and bear clans. The title reads “Ohiatonhseratokenti” - a word Gabriel says means “holy pages.”He was once told, and believes, that translating the word of God into his language means “it can never be lost.” Already, he said, young people who are learning Mohawk have told him they are eager to use the Bible as a resource.
Gabriel said that while he had no formal training, translating the Bible “wasn't too difficult” because he is a fluent Mohawk speaker, and had his great-grandfather's translations as a model. Susan Gabriel connected with the United Church of Canada Foundation, who stepped in with funding to help with the final translation, proofreading, layout and printing.
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