Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
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In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; 1his spirit was troubled, and 2his sleep left him.
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Then the king commanded that 3the magicians, 4the enchanters, the 5sorcerers, and 6the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and 7stood before the king.
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And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and 8my spirit is troubled to know the dream."
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Then 9the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,a10"O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation."
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The king answered and said to 11the Chaldeans, "The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be 12torn limb from limb, 13and your 14houses shall be laid in ruins.
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But if you show the dream and its interpretation, 15you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. 16Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation."
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They answered a second time and said, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation."
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The king answered and said, "I know with certainty that you are trying to 17gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm--
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if you do not make the dream known to me, 18there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till 19the times change. 20Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation."
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21The Chaldeans answered the king and said, "There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or 22Chaldean.
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The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except 23the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."
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Because of this the king was angry and 24very furious, and 25commanded that all 26the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
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So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought 27Daniel and his companions, to kill them.
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Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to 28Arioch, the 29captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
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He declaredb to Arioch, the king's captain, "Why is the decree of the king 30so urgent?" Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel.
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And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king.
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Daniel 2:1
Ora no segundo ano do reinado de Nabucodonozor, teve este uns sonhos; e o seu espírito se perturbou, e passou-se-lhe o sono.
King James Version KJV
Daniel 2:1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
New King James Version NKJV
Daniel 2:1
Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him.
Nova Versão Internacional NVIP
Daniel 2:1
No segundo ano de seu reinado, Nabucodonosor teve sonhos; sua mente ficou tão perturbada que ele não conseguia dormir.
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)