Daniel 5:27–30
27 Tekelf: You have been weighed on the scalesf and found wanting.g
28 Peresg: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medesh and Persians.”i
29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,j and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.k
30 That very night Belshazzar,l kingm of the Babylonians,h was slain,n
Daniel 5:27–30 — English Standard Version (ESV)
27 Tekel, you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; 28 Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 That very night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed.
Daniel 5:27–30 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
Daniel 5:27–30 — New Living Translation (NLT)
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.
30 That very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed.
Daniel 5:27–30 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
27 Tekel: You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting; 28 Peres: Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.” 29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.
Daniel 5:27–30 — New Century Version (NCV)
27 Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found not good enough. 28 Parsin: Your kingdom is being divided and will be given to the Medes and the Persians.”
29 Then Belshazzar gave an order for Daniel to be dressed in purple clothes and to have a gold chain put around his neck. And it was announced that Daniel was the third highest ruler in the kingdom. 30 That very same night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonian people, was killed.
Daniel 5:27–30 — American Standard Version (ASV)
27 TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28 PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 30 In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain.
Daniel 5:27–30 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
27 TEKEL, Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting; 28 PERES, Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. 29 Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
Daniel 5:27–30 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
27 Weighed—you have been weighed on a scale and found to be too light. 28 Divided—your kingdom will be divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Then Belshazzar ordered that Daniel be dressed in purple and wear a gold chain on his neck. He made Daniel the third-highest ruler in the kingdom. 30 That night King Belshazzar of Babylon was killed.
Daniel 5:27–30 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
27 TEKEL means that you have been weighed in the balance and found deficient.
28 PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Then Belshazzar gave an order, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 That very night Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans was killed,
Daniel 5:27–30 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
27 Tekel, you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting; 28 Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed in purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made concerning him that he should rank third in the kingdom.
30 That very night Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed.
Daniel 5:27–30 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
27 “ ‘Tekel’—you have been weighed on scales and you have been found wanting.
28 “ ‘Peres’—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.’ ”
29 Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple and placed a necklace of gold around his neck, and they made a proclamation concerning him that he would be the third ruler in authority in the kingdom. 30 That same night Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed.
Daniel 5:27–30 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
27 Tekel means that you have been weighed on scales. And you haven’t measured up to God’s standard.
28 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.
30 That very night Belshazzar, the king of Babylonia, was killed.
Daniel 5:27–30 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
27 “ ‘TEKĒL’—you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.
28 “ ‘PERĒS’—your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Then Belshazzar gave orders, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now had authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 That same night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain.