1. During Nebuchadnezzar’s second year as king, he had some dreams. Those dreams bothered him, and he could not sleep.
2. So the king called for his fortune-tellers, magicians, wizards and wise men. The king wanted those men to tell him what he had dreamed. So they came in and stood in front of the king.
3. Then the king said to them, “I had a dream that bothers me. I want to know what the dream means.”
4. Then the wise men answered the king in the Aramaic language. They said, “Our king, live forever! We are your servants. Please tell us your dream. Then we will tell you what it means.”
5. Then King Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “No! You must tell me the dream. And then you must tell me what it means. If you don’t do these things, I will have you torn apart. And I will turn your houses into piles of stones.