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."