# In the second year

"In year two" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# he had dreams

"Nebuchadnezzar had dreams"

# His mind was troubled

Here "mind" refers to his thoughts. AT: "His thoughts disturbed him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# and he could not sleep

His troubled thoughts prevented him from sleeping. AT: "so that he could not sleep"

# Then the king summoned the magicians

"Then the king called the magicians"

# the dead

"people who had died"

# they came in

"they came into the palace"

# stood before

"stood in front of"