Then those who studied the heavens answered the king. They spoke in Aramaic. They said,“ King Nebuchadnezzar, may you live forever! Tell us what you dreamed. Then we’ll explain what it means.”

迦勒底人用亚兰的言语对王说：“愿王万岁！请将那梦告诉仆人，仆人就可以讲解。”

迦勒底人用亚兰话对王说：“愿王万岁！请将梦告诉仆人，我们就可以讲解。”

迦勒底人用亚兰话对王说：“愿王万岁！请将梦告诉仆人，我们就可以讲解。”

占星家用亚兰话对王说：“愿王万岁！请将梦告诉仆人，仆人好解释梦的意思。”

迦勒底人用亚兰话对王说：“愿王万岁！请把那梦告诉仆人，我们好解释梦的意思。”

那些迦勒底人用亚兰语对王说：“愿王万岁！请把梦告诉你的仆人们，我们就会讲明梦的释义。”

迦勒底人用亞蘭的言語對王說：「願王萬歲！請將那夢告訴僕人，僕人就可以講解。」

迦勒底人用亞蘭話對王說：「願王萬歲！請將夢告訴僕人，我們就可以講解。」

迦勒底人用亞蘭話對王說：「願王萬歲！請將夢告訴僕人，我們就可以講解。」

占星家用亞蘭話對王說：「願王萬歲！請將夢告訴僕人，僕人好解釋夢的意思。」

迦勒底人用亞蘭話對王說：“願王萬歲！請把那夢告訴僕人，我們好解釋夢的意思。”

迦勒底博學的人就用亞蘭語對王說：『願王萬歲！請將那夢告訴僕人，僕人就可以把解析講明白。』

那些迦勒底人用亞蘭語對王說：「願王萬歲！請把夢告訴你的僕人們，我們就會講明夢的釋義。」

迦勒底人以亞蘭方言奏王曰、願王萬歲、請以夢告僕、我則解之、

太史以亞蘭方言、呼王千歲曰、請以夢告僕、僕占其兆、

迦勒底人以亞蘭言、奏告王曰、願王萬歲、請以夢告僕等、僕等則示其兆、僕等則示其兆或作僕等則解之下同

Then the astrologers answered the king,“ May the king live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”

Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,“ O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”

Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic,“ Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.”

The Chaldeans spoke to the king( Aramaic begins here):“ May the king live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic:“ O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”

Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic,“ O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

The Chaldeans spoke to the king( Aramaic begins here):“ May the king live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

The wise men replied to the king:[ What follows is in Aramaic]“ O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will disclose its interpretation.”

Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language,“ O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”

They said,“ King Nebuchadnezzar, may you live forever!

The queen heard the king and his nobles talking. So she came into the dining hall.“ King Belshazzar, may you live forever!” she said.“ Don’t be afraid! Don’t look so pale!

Then Artaxerxes became king of Persia. During his rule, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and their friends wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in the Aramaic language. And it used the Aramaic alphabet.

Daniel answered,“ Your Majesty, may you live forever!

So the two leaders and the royal rulers went as a group to the king. They said,“ King Darius, may you live forever!

Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah spoke to the field commander. They said,“ Please speak to us in the Aramaic language. We understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew. If you do, the people on the wall will be able to understand you.”

Then Bathsheba bowed down in front of the king. Her face was toward the ground. She said,“ King David, you are my master. May you live forever!”

Those in front and those in back shouted,“ Hosanna!”“ Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”( Psalm 118:25, 26)“ Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”“ Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

Those who try to figure things out by using magic came. So did those who study the heavens. I told all of them what I had dreamed. But they couldn’t tell me what it meant.

Laban named the pile of stones Jegar Sahadutha. Jacob named it Galeed.

Daniel, who was also called Belteshazzar, was very bewildered for a while. His thoughts terrified him. So the king said,“ Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream or its meaning make you afraid.” Belteshazzar answered,“ My master, I wish the dream were about your enemies! I wish its meaning had to do with them!

Samuel spoke to all the people. He said,“ Look at the man the Lord has chosen! There isn’t anyone like him among all the people.” Then the people shouted,“ May the king live a long time!”

Then all the king’s wise men came in. But they couldn’t read the writing. They couldn’t tell him what it meant.

But I said to the king,“ May you live forever! Why shouldn’t I look sad? The city where my people of long ago are buried has been destroyed. And fire has burned up its gates.”

Today he has gone down outside the city. He has sacrificed large numbers of cattle, fat calves and sheep. He has invited all the king’s sons. He has also invited the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. Even now they are eating and drinking with him. They are saying,‘ May King Adonijah live a long time!’

“ Some prophets are not really prophets at all. I show that their signs are fake. I make those who practice evil magic look foolish. I destroy the learning of those who think they are wise. Their knowledge does not make any sense at all.

In the morning he was worried. So he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams. But no one could tell him what they meant.

Some of the people went ahead of him, and some followed. They all shouted,“ Hosanna to the Son of David!”“ Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”( Psalm 118:26)“ Hosanna in the highest heaven!”