1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Command the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘See that you present my offering, my food for my offerings made by fire, as a pleasant aroma to me, in their due season.’
3 You shall tell them, ‘This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to Yahweh : male lambs a year old without defect, two day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
4 You shall offer the one lamb in the morning, and you shall offer the other lamb at evening,
5 with one tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil. Notesn1 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a busheln2 A hin is about 6.5 liters or 1.7 gallons.
6 It is a continual burnt offering which was ordained in Mount Sinai for a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
7 Its drink offering shall be the fourth part of a hin for each lamb. You shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to Yahweh in the holy place. Notesn1 One hin is about 6.5 liters, so 1/4 hin is about 1.6 liters or 1.7 quarts.
8 The other lamb you shall offer at evening. As the meal offering of the morning, and as its drink offering, you shall offer it, an offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
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, you shall offer two male lambs a year old without defect, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering mixed with oil, and its drink offering : Notesn1 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel
10 this is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.
11 “‘In the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to Yahweh : two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without defect,
12 and three tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering mixed with oil, for each bull ; and two tenth parts of fine flour for a meal offering mixed with oil, for the one ram ; Notesn1 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel
13 and one tenth part of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering to every lamb, as a burnt offering of a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
14 Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, the third part of a hin for the ram, and the fourth part of a hin for a lamb. This is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.
15 Also, one male goat for a sin offering to Yahweh shall be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink 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 “‘In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, is Yahweh’s Passover.
17 On the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast. Unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days.
18 In the first day shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work,
19 but you shall offer an offering made by fire, a burnt offering to Yahweh : two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. They shall be without defect,
20 with their meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil. You shall offer three tenths for a bull, and two tenths for the ram.
21 You shall offer one tenth for every lamb of the seven lambs ;
22 and one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you.
23 You shall offer these in addition to the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering.
24 In this way you shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of the offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. It shall be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.
25 On the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no 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 “‘Also in the day of the first fruits, when you offer a new meal offering to Yahweh in your feast of weeks, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work ;
27 but you shall offer a burnt offering for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh : two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old ;
28 and their meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths for each bull, two tenths for the one ram,
29 one tenth for every lamb of the seven lambs ;
30 and one male goat, to make atonement for you.
31 Besides the continual burnt offering and its meal offering, you shall offer them and their drink offerings. See that they are without defect.
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.