1 “You are to hold a sacred assembly in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, and you are not to do any daily work. This will be a day of trumpet blasts for you.
2 Offer a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old — all unblemished —
3 with their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts with the bull, four quarts with the ram,
4 and two quarts with each of the seven male lambs.
5 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves.
6 These are in addition to the monthly and regular burnt offerings with their prescribed grain offerings and drink offerings. They are a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord.
Note · Nombres 29.1–6
Une convocation au commencement du mois
Les sonneries marquent une assemblée et un arrêt des tâches ordinaires. Les offrandes s’ajoutent aux autres rythmes déjà reçus. Le texte montre une mémoire commune dans le calendrier plutôt qu’un ensemble de pratiques dépendant uniquement des initiatives privées.
7 “You are to hold a sacred assembly on the tenth day of this seventh month and practice self-denial; do not do any work.
8 Present a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. All your animals are to be unblemished.
9 Their grain offering is to be of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts with the bull, four quarts with the ram,
10 and two quarts with each of the seven lambs.
11 Offer one male goat for a sin offering. The regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings are in addition to the sin offering of atonement.
Note · Nombres 29.7–11
Un jour pour reconnaître le besoin de restauration
L’humiliation et le repos accompagnent les offrandes du jour d’expiation. Le rite n’est pas réservé à ceux qui pourraient déjà se déclarer irréprochables. Sa gravité ne permet pas à un ministre de transformer l’examen de conscience d’une autre personne en humiliation publique imposée.
12 “You are to hold a sacred assembly on the fifteenth day of the seventh month; you do not do any daily work. You are to celebrate a seven-day festival for the Lord.
13 Present a burnt offering, a fire offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old. They are to be unblemished.
14 Their grain offering is to be of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts with each of the thirteen bulls, four quarts with each of the two rams,
15 and two quarts with each of the fourteen lambs.
16 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
17 “On the second day present twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished —
18 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number.
19 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink and their drink offerings.
20 “On the third day present eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished —
21 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number.
22 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
23 “On the fourth day present ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished —
24 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number.
25 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
26 “On the fifth day present nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished —
27 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number.
28 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
29 “On the sixth day present eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished —
30 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number.
31 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
32 “On the seventh day present seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old — all unblemished —
33 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number.
34 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
Note · Nombres 29.12–34
La fête des huttes se déploie dans la durée
La diminution progressive du nombre des taureaux distingue les jours au sein d’une même fête. Le récit ne livre pas une explication de chaque nombre. La précision demande d’abord une lecture attentive de l’ensemble plutôt que l’invention d’un symbolisme certain pour chaque total.
35 “On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you are not to do any daily work.
36 Present a burnt offering, a fire offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old — all unblemished —
37 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number.
38 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
39 “Offer these to the Lord at your appointed times in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt, grain, drink, or fellowship offerings.”
Note · Nombres 29.35–39
Le calendrier commun laisse aussi place aux engagements particuliers
Le huitième jour a ses prescriptions, puis le texte distingue les offrandes de fête des dons volontaires et des vœux. La vie religieuse comprend des obligations communes et des initiatives personnelles ; ces dernières n’autorisent pas à négliger ce qui est confié à tous.
40 So Moses told the Israelites everything the Lord had commanded him.
Note · Nombres 29.40
La parole reçue doit être transmise
Moïse communique les instructions au peuple. La connaissance du cadre ne reste donc pas le privilège du seul dirigeant. Cette brève transition rappelle que le service suppose une parole partageable, et non un pouvoir religieux qui inventerait sans cesse de nouvelles exigences sans les rendre connues.