26. This is what these words mean:Mene means ‘numbered’—God has numbered the days of your reign and has brought it to an end.
27. Tekel means ‘weighed’—you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up.
28. Parsin means ‘divided’—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29. Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was dressed in purple robes, a gold chain was hung around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.