489 B
489 B
MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN
Spell these words as much like this as will fit with the sounds of your language. They are the Aramaic words that were written on the wall.
you are weighed in the scales and found lacking
Judging the king and his worthiness to rule is spoken of as weighing him. AT: "God has weighed your worthiness to rule, and he has found that it is not enough." This means that the king is not worthy to rule. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)