24Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded.
25And this is the writing which was recorded, Mene, tekel, peres.
26This is the sense of the words: Mene; your kingdom has been numbered by God and ended.
27Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
28Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.
29Then, by the order of Belshazzar, they put a purple robe on Daniel, and a gold chain round his neck, and a public statement was made that he was to be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
30That very night Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldaeans, was put to death.
