1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 “Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My food offerings, as a pleasing aroma to Me.
3 And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.
4 Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight,
5 along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives.
6 This is a regular burnt offering established at Mount Sinai as a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.
7 The drink offering accompanying each lamb shall be a quarter hin. Pour out the offering of fermented drink to the LORD in the sanctuary area.
8 And offer the second lamb at twilight, with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Note · Nombres 28.1–8
Le quotidien a sa place dans la relation à Dieu
Les deux offrandes journalières donnent un rythme stable au service. Elles ne dépendent pas d’une émotion exceptionnelle du peuple ou du ministre. La régularité peut porter la mémoire sans garantir que chaque acteur sera, par ce seul geste, fidèle dans toutes ses conduites.
9 On the Sabbath day, present two unblemished year-old male lambs, accompanied by a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, as well as a drink offering.
10 This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
11 At the beginning of every month, you are to present to the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,
12 along with three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with the ram,
13 and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each lamb. This is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.
14 Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine with each bull, a third of a hin with the ram, and a quarter hin with each lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon throughout the year.
15 In addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering, one male goat is to be presented to the LORD as a sin offering.
Note · Nombres 28.9–15
Le repos et le commencement du mois sont aussi marqués
Les offrandes du sabbat et du début des mois s’ajoutent au service quotidien. Le texte superpose des rythmes plutôt qu’il ne remplace chaque fois l’un par l’autre. Le temps ne se mesure donc pas seulement à l’urgence du travail ou à l’intérêt immédiat de ceux qui commandent.
16 The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.
17 On the fifteenth day of this month, there shall be a feast; for seven days unleavened bread is to be eaten.
18 On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
19 Present to the LORD a food offering, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished.
20 The grain offering shall consist of fine flour mixed with oil; offer three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,
21 and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven lambs.
22 Include one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.
23 You are to present these in addition to the regular morning burnt offering.
24 Offer the same food each day for seven days as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It is to be offered with its drink offering and the regular burnt offering.
25 On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
Note · Nombres 28.16–25
La Pâque demeure présente au seuil d’une nouvelle étape
La mémoire de l’Égypte accompagne l’avenir territorial. La succession des générations ne doit pas laisser croire que le peuple se serait donné seul sa liberté. Les prescriptions rappellent un événement reçu et transmis ; elles ne rendent pas inutile l’explication de son sens aux nouveaux venus.
26 On the day of firstfruits, when you present an offering of new grain to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
27 Present a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old as a pleasing aroma to the LORD,
28 together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,
29 and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven lambs.
30 Include one male goat to make atonement for you.
31 Offer them with their drink offerings in addition to the regular burnt offering and its grain offering. The animals must be unblemished.
Note · Nombres 28.26–31
La récolte n’est pas célébrée sans reconnaissance
La fête des semaines associe prémices, assemblée et repos. Le travail porte du fruit, mais ne devient pas une indépendance absolue envers Dieu et la communauté. Les offrandes prévues appartiennent à ce calendrier ; elles ne fixent pas automatiquement le montant des contributions chrétiennes.