1 And Jehovah calleth unto Moses, and speaketh unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying,
2 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Any man of you when he doth bring near an offering to Jehovah, out of the cattle — out of the herd, or out of the flock — ye do bring near your offering.
3 'If his offering [is] a burnt-offering out of the herd — a male, a perfect one, he doth bring near, unto the opening of the tent of meeting he doth bring it near, at his pleasure, before Jehovah ;
4 and he hath laid his hand on the head of the burnt-offering, and it hath been accepted for him to make atonement for him ;
5 and he hath slaughtered the son of the herd before Jehovah ; and sons of Aaron, the priests, have brought the blood near, and sprinkled the blood on the altar round about, which [is] at the opening of the tent of meeting.
6 'And he hath stripped the burnt-offering, and hath cut it into its pieces ;
7 and the sons of Aaron the priest have put fire on the altar, and arranged wood on the fire ;
8 and sons of Aaron, the priests, have arranged the pieces, with the head and the fat, on the wood, which [is] on the fire, which [is] on the altar ;
9 and its inwards and its legs he doth wash with water ; and the priest hath made perfume with the whole on the altar, a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
Note · Lévitique 1.1–9
Un geste personnel dans un service partagé
Celui qui apporte participe à la présentation, à la mise à mort et à la préparation, tandis que les prêtres accomplissent les gestes du sang et de l’autel. La main posée sur la victime engage l’offrant ; ce geste ne reçoit pas ici une explication complète permettant d’y enfermer toutes les théories du sacrifice.
10 'And if his offering [is] out of the flock — out of the sheep or out of the goats — for a burnt-offering, a male, a perfect one, he doth bring near,
11 and he hath slaughtered it by the side of the altar northward, before Jehovah ; and sons of Aaron, the priests, have sprinkled its blood on the altar round about ;
12 and he hath cut it into its pieces, and its head and its fat, and the priest hath arranged them on the wood, which [is] on the fire, which [is] on the altar ;
13 and the inwards and the legs he doth wash with water, and the priest hath brought the whole near, and hath made perfume on the altar ; it [is] a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
Note · Lévitique 1.10–13
Une autre victime, une même attention
Le petit bétail permet une offrande différente du taureau sans diminuer la précision demandée. Le rite ne se réduit pas au prix d’un animal. La préparation et l’acceptation de l’offrande appartiennent à une relation reçue, non à une compétition entre donateurs.
14 'And if his offering [is] a burnt-offering out of the fowl to Jehovah, than he hath brought near his offering out of the turtle-doves or out of the young pigeons,
15 and the priest hath brought it near unto the altar, and hath wrung off its head, and hath made perfume on the altar, and its blood hath been wrung out by the side of the altar ;
16 and he hath turned aside its crop with its feathers, and hath cast it near the altar, eastward, unto the place of ashes ;
17 and he hath cleaved it with its wings (he doth not separate [it]), and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar, on the wood, which [is] on the fire ; it [is] a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
Note · Lévitique 1.14–17
Une approche qui prévoit aussi les oiseaux
Les tourterelles et les pigeons élargissent les possibilités matérielles. Le chapitre ne donne pas ici tous les critères économiques explicités ailleurs. Il montre néanmoins que le service n’est pas attaché à une seule ressource et ne doit pas être mesuré à la seule valeur marchande du don.