1 In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s rule, he had many dreams. The dreams made him anxious, but he kept sleeping.
2 The king summoned the dream interpreters, enchanters, diviners, and Chaldeans to explain his dreams to him. They came and stood before the king.
3 Then the king said to them: "I had a dream, and I’m anxious to know its meaning."
4 The Chaldeans answered the king in Aramaic: "Long live the king! Tell your servants the dream, and we will explain its meaning."
5 The king answered the Chaldeans: "My decision is final: If you can’t tell me the dream and its meaning, you will be torn limb from limb, and your houses will be turned into trash dumps.
6 But if you do explain the dream and its meaning, you’ll receive generous gifts and glorious honor from me. So explain to me the dream as well as its meaning."