238 ways, hast thou not glorified.“ The part of the hand then vanished from the wall, and Daniel read and explained to մձ king the writing thắt was left. The writing was мкмк, миNE, твквL, venansis: Of which “This,” (v. 26-28) said Daniel, “is the interpretation :-“ МиNE; he hath numbered; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it :
- TEKEl ; he hath weighed;’ Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting : ‘PEREs, or uphansis; they divide ; Thy kingdom is divided, and to the Medes and Persians.”
During these occurrences within the palace, Cyrus and his soldiers were busy at their work without the city. He had separäted his army into two divisions, under the command of Gobryas and Gadates, two Chaldean noblemen, who having been cruelly treated by the king of Babylon, had deserted their native colours and gone over to the Persians, One of these divisions was sent to the lower part of the city, where the river leaves the walls; the other was posted at the northern part, where it enters the city. Although the Euphrates was in this place
