In the second year that Nebuchadnezzar was king, he had a dream. It worried him so much that he couldn't sleep,

Suddenly a human hand appeared and began writing on the plaster wall of the palace, where the light from the lamps was shining most brightly. And the king saw the hand as it was writing.

He turned pale and was so frightened that his knees began to shake.

The queen mother heard the noise made by the king and his noblemen and entered the banquet hall. She said, "May Your Majesty live forever! Please do not be so disturbed and look so pale.

This is the end of the account. I was so frightened that I turned pale, and I kept everything to myself.

After two years had passed, the king of Egypt dreamed that he was standing by the Nile River,

I lie down and try to rest; I look for relief from my pain.

But you---you terrify me with dreams; you send me visions and nightmares

But there is a God in heaven, who reveals mysteries. He has informed Your Majesty what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you the dream, the vision you had while you were asleep.

"While Your Majesty was sleeping, you dreamed about the future; and God, who reveals mysteries, showed you what is going to happen.