1. In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled him, and sleep deserted him.
2. So the king gave orders to summon the diviner-priests, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
3. he said to them, “I have had a dream and am anxious to understand it.”
4. The Chaldeans spoke to the king (Aramaic begins here): “May the king live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”