20. “But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was so strong as to act proudly, he was put down from his throne of reign, and they took his preciousness from him.
21. “Then he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the heavens, till he knew that the Most High Elah is ruler in the reign of men, and He sets up over it whomever He wishes.
22. “And you his son, Bĕlshatstsar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.
23. “And you have lifted yourself up against the Master of the heavens. And they brought before you the vessels of His house, and you and your great men, your wives and your concubines, have been drinking wine from them. And you have praised the elahin of silver, and of gold, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone, which neither see nor hear nor know. But the Elah who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not made great.
24. “Then the part of the hand was sent from Him, and this writing was inscribed.
25. “And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENĚ, MENĚ, TEQĚL, UPHARSIN.
26. “This is the interpretation of each word: MENĚ – Elah has numbered your reign, and put an end to it.
27. “TEQĚL – You have been weighed on the scales, and found lacking.
28. “PERES – Your reign has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29. Then Bĕlshatstsar gave orders, and they robed Dani’ĕl in purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and they proclaimed concerning him that he is the third ruler in the reign.
30. In that night Bĕlshatstsar, sovereign of the Chaldeans, was slain.
31. And Dareyawesh the Mede took over the reign, being about sixty-two years old.