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2 1In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Dn.2.1-13וּבִשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְמַלְכוּת נְבֻכַדְנֶצַּר חָלַם נְבֻכַדְנֶצַּר חֲלֹמֹות וַתִּתְפָּעֶם רוּחֹו וּשְׁנָתֹו נִהְיְתָה עָלָיו׃
2Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.  וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ לִקְרֹא לַחַרְטֻמִּים וְלָאַשָּׁפִים וְלַמְכַשְּׁפִים וְלַכַּשְׂדִּים לְהַגִּיד לַמֶּלֶךְ חֲלֹמֹתָיו וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיַּעַמְדוּ לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃
3And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream." וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַמֶּלֶךְ חֲלֹום חָלָמְתִּי וַתִּפָּעֶם רוּחִי לָדַעַת אֶת־הַחֲלֹום׃
4Then the Chaldeans said to the king, "O king, live for ever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation."  וַיְדַבְּרוּ הַכַּשְׂדִּים לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲרָמִית מַלְכָּא לְעָלְמִין חֱיִי אֱמַר חֶלְמָא כ= לְעַבְדַּיִךְ ק= לְעַבְדָךְ וּפִשְׁרָא נְחַוֵּא׃
5The king answered the Chaldeans, "The word from me is sure: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins.  עָנֵה מַלְכָּא וְאָמַר כ= לְכַשְׂדָּיֵא ק= לְכַשְׂדָּאֵי מִלְּתָא מִנִּי אַזְדָּא הֵן לָא תְהֹודְעוּנַּנִי חֶלְמָא וּפִשְׁרֵהּ הַדָּמִין תִּתְעַבְדוּן וּבָתֵּיכֹון נְוָלִי יִתְּשָׂמוּן׃
6But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honour. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation."  וְהֵן חֶלְמָא וּפִשְׁרֵהּ תְּהַחֲוֹן מַתְּןָן וּנְבִזְבָּה וִיקָר שַׂגִּיא תְּקַבְּלוּן מִן־קֳדָמָי לָהֵן חֶלְמָא וּפִשְׁרֵהּ הַחֲוֹנִי׃
7They answered a second time, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation."  עֲנֹו תִנְיָנוּת וְאָמְרִין מַלְכָּא חֶלְמָא יֵאמַר לְעַבְדֹוהִי וּפִשְׁרָה נְהַחֲוֵה׃
8The king answered, "I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is sure עָנֵה מַלְכָּא וְאָמַר מִן־יַצִּיב יָדַע אֲנָה דִּי עִדָּנָא אַנְתּוּן זָבְנִין כָּל־קֳבֵל דִּי חֲזֵיתֹון דִּי אַזְדָּא מִנִּי מִלְּתָא׃
9that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation."  דִּי הֵן־חֶלְמָא לָא תְהֹודְעֻנַּנִי חֲדָה־הִיא דָתְכֹון וּמִלָּה כִדְבָה וּשְׁחִיתָה כ= הַזְמִנְתּוּן ק= הִזְדְּמִנְתּוּן לְמֵאמַר קָדָמַי עַד דִּי עִדָּנָא יִשְׁתַּנֵּא לָהֵן חֶלְמָא אֱמַרוּ לִי וְאִנְדַּע דִּי פִשְׁרֵהּ תְּהַחֲוֻנַּנִי׃
10The Chaldeans answered the king, "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 Chaldean.  עֲנֹו כ= כַשְׂדָּיֵא ק= כַשְׂדָּאֵי קֳדָם־מַלְכָּא וְאָמְרִין לָא־אִיתַי אֲנָשׁ עַל־יַבֶּשְׁתָּא דִּי מִלַּת מַלְכָּא יוּכַל לְהַחֲוָיָה כָּל־קֳבֵל דִּי כָּל־מֶלֶךְ רַב וְשַׁלִּיט מִלָּה כִדְנָה לָא שְׁאֵל לְכָל־חַרְטֹּם וְאָשַׁף וְכַשְׂדָּי׃
11The thing that the king asks is difficult, and none can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh." וּמִלְּתָא דִי־מַלְכָּה שָׁאֵל יַקִּירָה וְאָחֳרָן לָא אִיתַי דִּי יְחַוִּנַּהּ קֳדָם מַלְכָּא לָהֵן אֱלָהִין דִּי מְדָרְהֹון עִם־בִּשְׂרָא לָא אִיתֹוהִי׃
12Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. כָּל־קֳבֵל דְּנָה מַלְכָּא בְּנַס וּקְצַף שַׂגִּיא וַאֲמַר לְהֹובָדָה לְכֹל חַכִּימֵי בָבֶל׃
13So the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain, and they sought Daniel and his companions, to slay them. וְדָתָא נֶפְקַת וְחַכִּימַיָּא מִתְקַטְּלִין וּבְעֹו דָּנִיֵּאל וְחַבְרֹוהִי לְהִתְקְטָלָה׃ ף

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