2Then the king gave orders that the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and those who made use of evil powers, and the Chaldaeans, were to be sent for to make clear to the king his dreams. So they came and took their places before the king.
3And the king said to them, I have had a dream, and my spirit is troubled by the desire to have the dream made clear to me.
4Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in the Aramaean language, O King, have life for ever: give your servants an account of your dream, and we will make clear to you the sense of it.
5The king made answer and said to the Chaldaeans, This is my decision: if you do not make clear to me the dream and the sense of it, you will be cut in bits and your houses made waste.
6But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it.
7A second time they said in answer, Let the king give his servants an account of his dream, and we will make clear the sense.
8The king made answer and said, I am certain that you are attempting to get more time, because you see that my decision is fixed;
