זוהר, נשא י״בZohar, Nasso 12

Segment 1א׳

תָּא חֲזֵי, עַל דָּא כְּתִיב, וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו מֵאֲשֶׁר חָטָא עַל הַנָּפֶשׁ וְגוֹ'. עַל נַפְשׁוֹ לָא כְּתִיב, אֶלָּא עַל הַנָּפֶשׁ סְתָם. וּמַאי אִיהוּ. דָּא עֲנָבִים, דְּאִקְרֵי נֶפֶשׁ. וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב חָטָא, בְּגִין דִּסְטָר דִּילֵיהּ יַיִן וְשֵׁכָר הוּא, וְגָרַע מִנֵּיהּ אֲתָר דִּינָא. חָטָא, מַאי חָטָא. אֶלָּא גָּרַע דִּינָא שֶׁל הַנֶּפֶשׁ.

Observe: therefore it is written, “and make atonement for him, for that he sinned by reason of the soul,” and so forth. It is not written “for his soul,” but “by reason of the soul,” without qualification. And what is it? This is the grapes, which are called soul. And therefore “sinned” is written, because his side is wine and strong drink, and he withheld from it the place of judgement. “Sinned” — what is “sinned”? Rather, he diminished the judgement of the soul.

Segment 2ב׳

אִי הָכִי, אֲמַאי וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו. בְּגִין דְּהַשְׁתָּא קָא אַתְיָא לְאִתְחַבְּרָא בַּהֲדַיְיהוּ, וְלָא מְקַבְּלָן לֵיהּ הָנֵי אַתְרֵי, עַד דְּיִמָּלֵךְ בְּכַהֲנָא, וִיכַפֵּר עָלֵיהּ, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ שָׁדֵי לוֹן לְבַר בְּקַדְמִיתָא, כֵּיוָן דְּהַשְׁתָּא אָתֵי לְגַבַּיְיהוּ, בָּעֵי לְאִתְחַבְּרָא תִּקּוּנָא דְּכַפָּרָה, וִיקַבְּלוּן לֵיהּ, וְדָא הוּא רָזָא דְּמִלָּה. (ודאי בכלא).

If so, why “and make atonement for him”? Because now he comes to join with them, and these places do not receive him until he takes counsel with the priest, and he makes atonement for him; because at first he cast them outside, and now that he comes to them, the order of atonement must be joined, and they will receive him. And this is the inner meaning of the matter. (Assuredly, in everything.)

Segment 3ג׳

וְאִי תֵּימָא, שִׁמְשׁוֹן נְזִיר אֱלֹהִים הֲוָה, אֲמַאי אִתְעַנָּשׁ. אֶלָּא שַׁפִּיר הוּא מִלָּה, דְּבָעַל בַּת אֵל נֵכָר. וַהֲוָה לֵיהּ לְאִתְחַבְּרָא בְּדִידֵיהּ, בְּמָה דְּאִתְחֲזֵי לֵיהּ. וְהוּא דְּהֲוָה קַדִּישׁ, אַעְרָב הַהִיא קְדוּשָּׁה בְּבַת אֵל נֵכָר, וְשָׁבִיק אַתְרֵיהּ, דְּאִתְחֲזֵי לְהַהִיא קְדוּשָּׁה, וּבְגִין כָּךְ אִתְעַנָּשׁ.

Now Samson, although a Nazirite of God, was punished because he married the daughter of a strange god, so that instead of associating himself with his own he debased his holiness by mingling with the daughter of a strange god.