25 “Now this is the inscription that was written out: ‘[a]MENĒ, [b]MENĒ, [c]TEKĒL, [d]UPHARSIN.’ 26 This is the interpretation of the [e]message: ‘MENĒ’—God has numbered your kingdom and (A)put an end to it. 27 ‘TEKĒL’—you have been (B)weighed on the scales and found deficient.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:25 Or a mina (50 shekels) from verb “to number”
  2. Daniel 5:25 Or a mina (50 shekels) from verb “to number”
  3. Daniel 5:25 Or a shekel from verb “to weigh”
  4. Daniel 5:25 Or and half-shekels (sing: peres) from verb “to divide”
  5. Daniel 5:26 Lit word

25 “This is the inscription that was written:

mene, mene, tekel, parsin

26 “Here is what these words mean:

Mene[a]: God has numbered the days(A) of your reign and brought it to an end.(B)

27 Tekel[b]: You have been weighed on the scales(C) and found wanting.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:26 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).
  2. Daniel 5:27 Tekel can mean weighed or shekel.