Daily Zohar 5168
Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -5168

Hebrew translation:

338. רַבִּי חִיָּיא וְרַבִּי יוֹסֵי הָיוּ הוֹלְכִים בַּדֶּרֶךְ. עַד שֶׁהָיוּ הוֹלְכִים, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי לְרַבִּי חִיָּיא, נִשְׁתַּדֵּל בְּדִבְרֵי תוֹרָה, בְּדִבְרֵי עַתִּיק הַיָּמִים. פָּתַח רַבִּי חִיָּיא וְאָמַר, (תהלים לב) חַטָּאתִי אוֹדִיעֲךָ וְגוֹ’, מִכָּאן לָמַדְנוּ, שֶׁכָּל אָדָם שֶׁמְּכַסֶּה אֶת חֲטָאָיו וְאֵינוֹ מְפָרֵשׁ אוֹתָם לִפְנֵי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וִיבַקֵּשׁ עֲלֵיהֶם רַחֲמִים, לֹא נוֹתְנִים לוֹ לִפְתֹּחַ פֶּתַח שֶׁל תְּשׁוּבָה, מִשּׁוּם שֶׁהוּא מִתְבַּיֵּשׁ (מְכַסֶּה) מִמֶּנּוּ. וְאִם הוּא מְפָרֵשׁ אוֹתָם לִפְנֵי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא חָס עָלָיו, וְיִתְגַּבְּרוּ הָרַחֲמִים עַל הַדִּין.
339. וְכָל שֶׁכֵּן אִם הוּא בּוֹכֶה, שֶׁהֲרֵי כָּל הַפְּתָחִים הַסְּתוּמִים הוּא פּוֹתֵחַ, וּתְפִלָּתוֹ מִתְקַבֶּלֶת. וְעַל זֶה פְּרִישַׁת חֲטָאָיו, כָּבוֹד הוּא לַמֶּלֶךְ לְהַגְבִּיר רַחֲמִים עַל דִּין. וְעַל זֶה כָּתוּב, זֹבֵחַ תּוֹדָה יְכַבְּדָנְנִי. מַה זֶּה יְכַבְּדָנְנִי? שְׁנֵי כִבּוּדִים הֵם, אֶחָד לְמַעְלָה וְאֶחָד לְמַטָּה. אֶחָד בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְאֶחָד בָּעוֹלָם הַבָּא.

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Zohar Vayikra
Continued from previous DZ
#338
Rabbi Chiya and Rabbi Yosi were walking on the way. While they were walking, Rabbi Yosi said to Rabbi Chiya: Let us engage in words of Torah, in the words of Atik Yomin.
Rabbi Chiya opened and said: “חֲטָאתִי אוֹדִיעֲךָ וַעֲו‍ֹנִי לֹא כִסִּיתִי” “I will make known my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not cover” etc. (Psalms 32:5). From here I have learned that every person who covers his sins and does not confess them before the Holy King to request mercy for them, they do not give him an opening for teshuvah, because he covers them from Him. And if he specifies them before the Holy One, blessed be He, the Holy One, blessed be He, has mercy on him, and rachamim prevails over judgment (din).
#339
And all the more so if he weeps, for he opens all the closed gates, and his prayer is accepted. And therefore, the confession of his sins is the honor of the King, to strengthen rachamim over din. And therefore it is written: “זוֹבֵחַ תּוֹדָה יְכַבְּדָנְנִי” “He who sacrifices thanksgiving honors Me” (Psalms 50:23). What is “יְכַבְּדָנְנִי”? And it is not written “יְכַבְּדֵנִי”. It is because there are two honors: one above and one below — that is, one in this world and one in the world to come.
Notes:
Rabbi Chiya teaches that concealing sins blocks the path of teshuvah, while openly confessing them before Hashem arouses mercy and overcomes din. Weeping during confession opens even more gates, ensuring the prayer is received. The verse “He who sacrifices thanksgiving honors Me” alludes to two levels of honor (כבוד, kavod): one in this world and one in the World to Come. Confession and thanksgiving are thus the highest way to honor the King, allowing rachamim to prevail and complete the Tikkun (rectification).

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