23. Instead, you’ve set yourself up against the Lord of heaven! The equipment of God’s house was brought to you; and you, your princes, your consorts, and your secondary wives drank wine out of it, all the while praising the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods who can’t see, hear, or know anything. But you didn’t glorify the true God who holds your very breath in his hand and who owns every road you take.
24. “That’s why this hand was sent from God and why this message was written down.
25. This is what was written down:mene, mene, tekel, and parsin.
26. "This is the meaning of the word mene: God has numbered the days of your rule. It’s over!
27. tekel means that you’ve been weighed on the scales, and you don’t measure up.
28. peres means your kingship is divided and given to the Medes and the Persians."
29. Then Belshazzar commanded that Daniel be dressed in a purple robe, have a gold chain around his neck, and be officially appointed as third in command in the kingdom.
30. That very same night, Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed.
31. Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of 62.