Prayers in Navajo & English

The Gathering Prayer

Creator, we give you thanks for all you are and all you bring to us for our visit within your creation.

In Jesus, you place the Gospel in the center of this sacred circle through which all of creation is related. You show us the way to live a generous and compassionate life.

Give us your strength to live together with respect and commitment as we grow in your spirit, for you are God, now and forever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

NihiTaa’ y1’22shdi hon7l0on77,

N7zhi’ diyingo ‘00lzin le’,

Bee n0h0ln7ihgo bi[ haz’1anii baa h0niiya’,

Bee ‘7i]zinii t’11 y1’22shdi ‘11n7[7gi ‘1t’4ego,

Nahasdz11n bik1a’gi ‘11n77[ le.

Ch’iy11n t’11 ‘1kw77 j8 niha’iy7[ts0d7g77

d77 j8 nihaa n11din7’aah.

‘!1d00 b22h1gi ‘1dei’n7z7g77 nihaa n1hid7’aah.

T’11 nihich’8’ b22h1gi ‘1daan7i[ii

b1 ]dahidiit’aah7gi ‘1t’4ego;

nich’8’ nda’ayiiz7h7g77 nih1 y00’ahid7’aah.

‘!1d00 nih7 hod7n0otahj8’ t’1adoo ‘anihiy7’1sh7

ndi b22h1gi’1t’4ii bits’33j8’ yisd1nihiy7n77[.

H11l1 ah0y4el’11g00 ni t’47 n0h0ln77h

11d00 t’11doo bee n0odziil7 da,

7nda ay00 1n7t’4.

Hool’11g00 ‘4i ni. AMEN.

Dine' Sodozin

(Blessing Way prayer in English)

Jesus Christ, young chief, God’s son in power,

Now I have made your offering;

your smoke I have given.

Today your child I become,

today your grandchild I become;

As you say to me I will do;

your commands I will follow.

Just as I pray to you, so you perform it:

now watch over me.

You stand as my defense:

In my defense you stretch out your hand;

Plead my cause.

From forest streams toward me be beauty,

From all growing things toward me be beauty.

From blowing winds may peace come;

From passing rains may peace come;

From passing thunder may peace come.

Close by me, let the dew fall.

Close by me, let corn pollen form.

Before me peace, behind me peace;

May I walk in fullness of life;

May I walk always in holy beauty.

Peace has returned.

Din4 Sodozin
(Blessing Way prayer in Navajo)

Jesus Christ, ts7[k,6h’ naat’1ani,

Diyin ‘ay07t, 4i biye’ ]l7ini,

K’ad niyeel ‘7shlaa

D77j7 niy11zh s4l99’

D77j7 nits0i s4l99’

T’11 ‘1shidin7igi ‘1nsht’4edoo

Ni bee haz’1ani bik’ehgo naash1adoo

T’11 ‘1ndishn7igi ‘1]t’4edoo

Shik’8 din7’99doo

Shich’3h s7nz99doo

Shich’3h dad77lnihdoo,

Shich’3h h1]dzihdoo

Tsin ]l77yaad66’ shich’I’ h0zh=-doo

Ch’il yaad66 shich’8 h0zh=-doo

N’dadich’id66 shich’8 h0zh=-doo

Dahw4[t8d66 shich’8 h0z=-doo

Dahd44’niid66 shich’9 h=zh=-doo

T’11 shee dahtoo’ n1hoodlee[doo

T’11 shee t1d8d99n n1hoodlee[doo

Sits8ij8 h0zh=-doo,

Shik44d66’ h0zh=-doo,

S2’aah naagh1i n’sh[98doo

bik’eh h0zh= nsh[98doo.

H0zh0 n1`hasdl99,

H0zh0 n1’hasdl99

H0zh0 n1’hasdl99,

H0zh0 n1’hasdl99