Daniel 5:24-29

24Because of that, God sent the hand that wrote this message.

25These are the words: Mene, Mene, Tekel and Parsin.

26This is what the words mean: Mene means “counted”. It shows that God has counted the days of your kingdom. Now these days are finished. Your kingdom has come to an end.

27Tekel means “weighed”. It shows that God has weighed you. But the scales show that you are too light.

28Peres means “separate”. It shows that God has cut your kingdom into two separate parts. He has given it to the people from Media and Persia.’

29When Belshazzar heard that, he caused his servants to put purple clothes on Daniel. They put a gold chain round his neck to show that he was an important person. The king told everyone that Daniel had become the third ruler in the kingdom.