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1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled that his sleep left him. 2 And the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the astrologers, to tell to the king his dreams. And they came and stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them: “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is anxious to know the dream.” 4 And the astrologers spoke to the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will show the interpretation.” 5 The king answered and said to the astrologers, “The word from me is firm: If you? do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you? shall be cut into limbs, and your houses shall be made a dunghill! 6 And if you? show the dream and its interpretation, you? will receive gifts and rewards and great honor from me. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.” 7 They answered again and said, “May the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will show its interpretation.” 8 The king answered and said, “For sure I know that you? are buying time, all because you? see that the word is gone from me, 9 that if you? do not make known to me the dream, it is one decree for you?. And you? have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me until the times should change. Therefore you must tell the dream to me, and I will know that you? can show me its interpretation.” 10 The astrologers answered before the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who is able to show the word of the king, because that not any king, lord, or ruler has asked a thing like this from any magician, or enchanter, or astrologer. 11 And the thing that the king is asking is difficult, and there is not another who can show it to the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.” 12 All because of this, the king was very angry and he became furious, and he gave a command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 And the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men, and they sought Daniel and his companions to kill them. Daniel 2:1-13, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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