Daniel 5:27-29

New International Reader's Version

²⁷ “The word Tekel means that you have been weighed on scales. And you haven’t measured up to God’s standard.

²⁸ “The word Peres means that your authority over your kingdom will be taken away from you. It will be given to the Medes and Persians.”

²⁹ Then Belshazzar commanded his servants to dress Daniel in purple clothes. So they did. They put a gold chain around his neck. And he was made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.