ˈaːdim hoːˈbuːŋ /

Adam, our ancestor

wˈhaːʃida tikʷˈjanhoːb /

when he went down on earth,

aːn jhajaˈwaːna /

these animals

suːr whaˈdʔaːjuːːː /

before their chief

iganˈfitujtʰ //

since it was the porcupine,

ˈontʔaːːː /

so,

oːmiˈʔat irhjaːneːboːˈdoːr /

when they saw footprints

igamˈfitiˈdjaːnit /

since they went to the porcupine

ja iˈraːŋ /

'Gosh

ˈgirba miˈʔat /

strange footprints

iˈrhiniˈdiːneːn //

we saw', they said, they said.

ˈrhisaːnheːb ˈideːn //

'Show them to me!' he said, they said.

oːmiˈʔad iˈʃibibhoːb /

When it looked at the footprints,

uːtˈtuːn ombaˈtoː /

'This thing, it

ˈtʔan akˈteːneː /

that I know

tikatiˈjeːk /

if it is

irezˈgoːk heˈriw biddiːˈneːg /

if you don't look for your livelihood,

ˈnaːt kitˈmiriːn ˈideːn //

you won't find', it said, they said.

ˈdaːjiːtiˈnit /

Since they said: 'That's fine',

whaˈwaːd uːnˈan /

'At night, I

ˈdhoːkn iʃiˈbib anˈdiːːː /

I'll watch out for you

haˈwaːd /

at night

ˈhoːj timirˈneːna tikatˈjeːb /

if there is that you get something out of it

bitˈkaːjeːb endiˈjaːt //

or not', it says, and

aˈmas ˈdhaːjiʔiːneːn /

During the night it (the porcupine) goes to him (Adam), they said.

oːnˈaːdmida jʔeːˈtiːt ˈoːdar /

After it had arrived at Adam's,

hamˈʃak hamˈʃak /

rattle, rattle,

hamˈʃak hamˈʃak /

rattle, rattle,

eːttiˈlatteːwa enˈdiwoːb /

leaves beside him, when it had,

ˈaːdim jʔajʔaˈsiːt bak /

after Adam had scrutinized like that,

wʔaˈjoː abikˈtiːʃ ˈʃambiːbeːn //

with his hand on his forehead, he looks, they said.

ʃamˈbiːbhoːb /

When it (the porcupine) looks,

ikˈteːni biːrhaˈjeːttoːna //

it realizes that he does not see it.

ˈdhaːj jˈʔiː /

It goes to them (the animals)

aˈneb thadʔaːˈjeːti tinˈgad /

'I am not your chief anymore,

whaˈwaːd //

at night,

irezˈgoːk ˈhariwnaːːː /

look for your livelihood,

ˈɖʔamaːn indi eːnʰ //

hide!' it says, they said.

ˈaːdim han aˈreː //

Then, Adam, also,

ganaˈjeː toːleːˈtiːt //

was hunting his gazelles and

umbaˈruː /

he

e# e# e# ##

eːttijoːˈtoː haːrarewˈtiːtka mʔariːˈtoː iːʷkˈsajt //

was looking all the time for its snakes to make its meal, and

wauːːː# ##

wˈhaɖa jhaˈkit ˈuːnaneːːː /

the lion started: 'I

thadʔaːˈji ˈthajʔa ˈtoːnaːtiː eːn //

the chiefhood is my way, they said.

oːnoːmiˈʔat ˈoːnaːj /

these footprints

anˈkʷana ˈkaːhinn //

I won't to the owner', it says, they said.

bithiːˈweːg geːn /

'So, if you don't give it to him,

niːʃiˈbibhoːˈkajeːdnaːt //

we'll see', they say and

imoːˈrarimneːn //

they leave together, they said.

uːˈjaːsːːː /

The dog

ˈgeːb iːˈfiːːː /

was with them, and

at /

those

tiɖhaˈniːni kasˈtaː jˈʔeːnaːd ˈontʔaːːː /

all animals come and now,

oːn /

this

ˈaːdim //

Adam,

hanˈdib reːˈwaːbujt /

since he had climbed up in a tree

oːmiˈʔad ˈʔibeː ˈʔibeː ˈʔibeː /

following the footprints

wˈhi ingaˈdiːneːb oːˈdoːr /

When they stop underneath it,

whaˈɖa jhaˈkit /

the lion started:

ˈjairaːna ˈuːnaneːːː /

'Gosh, I

amaˈlaːgoːg ˈandeːk /

if I want to wrestle with you

baˈruːk tiˈkʷeːti eːtˈneːeːb ˈan /

do you come down to me?

aˈne dhoːk ˈreːwanendihoːb /

do I go up to you?' when it says,

ˈgadendeːn //

he says: 'Wait!' they said.

baˈruːk han /

you, also,

reːwˈtijeːt hajʔa ˈkithaːja //

'since there is no way you can go up

walˈleːttanˈʔaːjeː ˈnaːt katʔeːˈtiːt /

Quickly he cuts these leaflets of his and

luːl /

a rope

ʃimetˈtiːt /

he weaves and

nʔaˈtidaidihob //

sends it down to him, and when he says

tikʷˈsit //

'After I have lowered it

nˈdeːn jʔaˈjeːk mhalleːˈsoː /

thus, from both your hands

tʔalatˈjoːk dʔija indeːn //

put it around your neck!', he says, they said.

reːwˈseːt ˈhaːjʔiːhoːk anˈdej /

'I will lift you up with it

ˈmalja aˈneb kantiːˈmoːhoːb //

then, when you've reached me

nimʔalˈleːgʰaː //

we'll fight.'

oːluːˈloː ˈdhaːj gandheˈjaːt //

He brings his rope down to him and

whaˈɖa /

the lion

oːˈluːl jhakˈsiː //

takes the rope and

tʔalaːˈtijoː dannʔe //

he puts it around its neck.

ˈdaːjiːb /

Well

whaːˈʃi fitikˈtiːt haˈkʷirti danˈnʔe //

he pulls it from the ground and ties it.

haˈkʷirti danˈnʔihoːb /

When he ties it well

jhaː ˈnaːnaːti tiˈdiri /

'Why have you killed me?'

ǝǝǝ /

endiˈjaː //

it says and

ʤaˈwihoːw whaɖhaˈgitindeːn //

when the lion roars, he says: 'Wait!' they said.

dijaraˈneːk ˈkaːkan /

'I am really exhausted,

daˈbalhad //

a while

fiːˈnataj eːnn //

so I should rest', he says, they said.

whaˈɖa reˈgaseː /

While the lion shakes

ˈaːn jhajaˈwaːn ˈaːraw /

The other animals,

ɖaːˈbeːt ˈeːjnaːt /

They run away and

wˈhawaːtka rezˈgoːjheruːnaːːː /

every night they looked for their livelihood and

baˈruː ˈareː /

then, he

taˈnaːthiwa /

his traps and

ʃʔoːbˈjaːthiwa /

his slipknots and

liˈleː gidˈdiːtk idˈʔaːt jibˈkeːbka ˈtamen //

his ropes, each time he made them and threw them, he caught something and ate it, they said.

ˈoːn isaˈkoː sakˈʔoːn /

He does his business like that and

jhajaˈwaːna /

the animals,

oːn ʔuweːːːh# ##

this, er,

tiɖhaˈniːni kasˈtaː /

all the animals:

ˈaːn hiˈnin /

'We

ˈoːn oːˈtak niːʃiˈbib /

'are going to observe this man and

ˈnːːːiːmdir eːdˈneːaŋ //

and fight against him', they said.

whaˈɖadiraːb iktiˈjeːk /

'Since he has killed the lion

hadˈʔaːbhan ˈtʔanimar ˈkindej //

we won't even find a chief now.'

ˈuːn uːˈjaːsːːː /

This dog

kasˈsːːːaː hiˈreːreː ˈdhaːjʔeːnhoːb /

when all of them come walking to him,

uːn uːˈjaːs /

this dog

awˈwal ˈrhaː inˈdijeb oˈdor /

at first when it wants to look

ˈhawawawawa /

'Woof!'

inˈdihoːb /

when it says:

iˈgeːsi /

immediately

ɖaːˈbeːteːjne //

they run away.

irˈhistaːoːn oːnoːˈtak /

'You showed us this man,

hiˈnin ʃibi# ##

we...'

ˈʃibiba ˈdijeː eːdˈnaːt /

while we wanted to look at him', they say and

ɖaːˈbeːteːnaːt /

they run away and

ˈtʔa ˈareː /

then, now,

maljaˈdoːr /

once more,

oːjaːˈsid ˈhusaka eːdneːn //

they tell the dog: 'Shut up!', they said.

ombariˈjoːk sabˈbiːːː /

'Because of you,

maljaˈdoːr ˈdhaːjiʔeːnhoːb /

When they come towards him a second time,

uːˈwaːs iˈrha endihoːb /

when the dog wants to look,

ˈmhadeːjaːjeːn //

he is taken by surprise, they said.

ˈoːn imhaja ˈdoːr /

The third time

kʷinhatniˈjeːk /

if you bark

niˈdaːrhoːk /

we kill you

niˈjad eːdneː //

we will, they said, they said.

ˈdaːjiːti ˈdiː /

'That's fine', he says and

ˈrha enˈdijeːb oːˈdoːr /

when it wants to look

wawawawa /

'Woof!'

ˈmhat aˈhiːt uːˈwaːs enˈdihoːb /

after it is taken by surprise when the dog says: 'Woof!'

iˈgeːsi /

immediately

uːˈjaːs /

the dog

iˈraweːd iddagʷiˈjeːk /

if it were to follow the others

ideːrˈneːna ˈrankʷejt /

since it is afraid they would kill it,

ˈgeːb ˈeːstʔe eːn /

it sits next to him, they said.

uːnaˈne /

'I

ˈtoːt ˈtoːna /

this thing

ˈsagi mhiːˈniː /

from far away

ignuːˈfi amarˈriːːː /

'I can find anything from the nose,

wangʷiːˈli eːmˈsiːw /

I hear (everything) with my ears,

uːnan araweˈsamhoːg anˈdi /

I want to become your friend,

ˈenirawe ˈdha addagʷiːˈgʷeːk ˈideːrnheːbej /

since if I follow the others they will kill me,

bariˈjoːk ˈaraːw ˈiːktendende //

I want to become your friend', it says.

xaˈlaːs /

'OK,

aˈraːw aˈka anˈdi /

be my friend!' he says.

timʔiːtatˈtoː iˈniːw /

He gives it his bones.

ˈganaːj darriˈjeːk /

when he kills a gazelle,

heːˈlej darriˈjeːk /

when he kills a hare,

araweːsaˈmiːneːn //

he becomes his friend, they said.

aˈreː doːraːˈjeː ʔeːˈneːb oːˈdoːr /

Then, after sometime,

ˈmhalʔar iːbireːj /

Since he had two sons,

enˈjʔar ˈhaːjsineːb /

'Look after these boy for me!

ˈbak beːˈtiːt jˈʔanda ˈindeːn /

I am going there and come back', he says, they said.

jˈʔareːg ˈhaːj ˈgiːga //

'Go with your sons!

ʃaˈwaj ˈkaːkaːj endihoːb /

since I have no time for them!', when he says:

aː# halˈlaːnjihoːg ˈande /

'I am coming back soon,

haˈlaːgat aˈbaridiː /

I have occupations', he says, and

ˈdaːsi dʔiːt //

'I have things to do', and

iʃˈti ˈgiːgiːni //

he leaves without them.

iʃˈti giːˈgihoːb /

When he leaves without them,

jˈʔareːb /

in the boys

ammarraːjtiːtˈʔaːdim /

Adam mixes with the boys and

mhalˈleː dirˈtiːt ˈbisti ˈdannʔe //

after he has killed them both he buries them.

iʃˈti gaˈnaːjhwa taˈtoːlew /

While he kept on trapping his gazelles everywhere leaving them,

ˈjiːna siˈnid ʃiːˈtaːn ˈɖaːbeː ˈdhaːjaːd /

after some days, the devil comes back running and

jʔaˈraːn ˈkeːjaːn indihoːb /

when he says: 'Where are our children?'

ˈane jʔaˈreːk ˈrhaːb ˈkaːki ende /

when he answers: 'I have not seen your children',

tʔamaːnaːˈtaːn ˈkeːjaːn en /

when he says: 'Where is our deposit?'

ane amaːnaːˈteːk ˈrhaːb ˈkaːk ˈendob //

when he answers: 'I have not seen your deposit',

jʔaˈreː waliːˈkiːni //

he calls his sons:

wasˈwaːs /

'Waswas!

xanˈnaːs /

Xannas!'

enˈdihoːb /

when he says,

/

ˈeːjadneːn //

they say, they said.

ʃiɖhanˈtiːd /

After he has brought them back to life,

ˈhaːj ˈgiːgiːni /

he leaves with them,

ˈeːn jˈʔareː //

his children.

ˈtʔaːreː /

Now, then,

jiːnaːˈteː kʷiɖeːˈtiːt /

after some days,

ˈeːn jˈʔar /

'These children

ˈhaːj ˈsinheːb /

look after them for me,

jˈʔandadoːbeː# ##

I am coming back', when he says,

ˈhaːj ˈgiːga jʔaˈreːk /

'Go with your sons!

haːjˈsanhoːk ˈkaːdendihoːb /

I won't look after them', when he says

ˈhaːj ˈsinheːbindi //

he says: 'Look after them for me!'

ɖaːˈbeːtiniːn //

He runs away, they said.

eːn ˈgeːb ˈgetti ˈdʔiː /

After he has thrown them beside him,

mhalˈleː jˈʔar /

both children

ˈeːn iˈgirm abikˈtiː /

after he has taken the heads,

ˈtaktak soːkʷitˈtiːt /

after he has knocked them against each other,

ha# eːˈkǝn aːˈmeːti ˈdannʔeːn //

he eats them up, they said.

jiːnaːˈteː siˈnit ʃiːˈtaːn jˈʔijaːt /

After some days, the devil came back and

jʔaˈraːn ˈkeːjaːn enˈdihoːb /

when he says: 'Where are our sons?'

ʔaˈreːk ˈʔane ˈkaːkand /

when he answers: 'I don't know your sons',

tʔamaːnaːˈtaːn ˈkeːjaːnd //

when he asks: 'Where is our deposit?'

ˈkaːkane //

he says: 'I don't know', they said.

wasˈwaːswa xanˈnaːs /

'Waswas and Xannas!'

enˈdi eːn //

he says, they said.

enˈdihoːb //

When he says that,

ˈoːw ˈeːjdneːn ˈʤuwwaːb /

they say : 'Yes!', they said,

ˈontʔa ishirˈwoːkna ˈmhiːn /

'Now, the place I want you

ˈtheːnhoːknaːːː /

that there are for you, and

haˈjaːjaːnind //

stay!' he says, they said.

aˈmaːroːn ˈbaːkʷaːsaːːː /

let it not be our possessions

samaːˈroːn //

our offsprings!"

//

If this is

<ˈtoːfilˈ>laːj //

God.

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