189. Now when Cyrus on his way towards Babylon arrived at the river Gyndes,-of which river the springs are in the mountains of the Matienians, and it flows through the Dardanians and runs into another river, the Tigris, which flowing by the city of Opis runs out into the Erythraian Sea,-when Cyrus, I say, was endeavouring to cross this river Gyndes, which is a navigable stream, then one of his sacred white horses in high spirit and wantonness went into the river and endeavoured to cross, but the stream swept it under water and carried it off forthwith.
189. Baina Zyro Babylonerako bidean Gyndes ibairaino iritsi zenean-eta ibai horrek matienoen mendietan ditu iturburuak, dardaniarren artean igarotzen da eta Opis hirian barrena Erythre itsasoan sartzen den Tigris izeneko beste ibaiari ematen dizkio urak-, Zyro, bada, untziz igarogarri den Gyndes ibai hori zeharkatzen hasi zenean, une berean zaldi sakratu bat, zurietakoa, asalduraz ibaian sartu eta zeharkatzeari ekin zion eta, zurrunbiloak irentsi eta urpera joanez desagertu egin zen.