26. “This is what these words mean: Mene: God has counted the days until your kingdom will end.
27. Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found not good enough.
28. Parsin: Your kingdom is being divided. It will be given to the Medes and the Persians.”
29. Then Belshazzar gave an order for Daniel to be dressed in purple clothes. A gold chain was put around his neck. And he was announced to be the third highest ruler in the kingdom.