This is said to be their manner of living: and as to the river Araxes, it flows from the land of the Matienians, whence flows the Gyndes which Cyrus divided into the three hundred and sixty channels, and it discharges itself by forty branches, of which all except one end in swamps and shallow pools;
Horrelakoa da, diotenez, herri honen biziera. Araxes, berriz, Zyrok hirurehun eta hirurogei kanaletan banaturiko Gyndesen sorburu den matienoen lurraldetik etorri eta berrogei ahotatik ateratzen da, hemendik denak, bat izan ezik, zingira eta paduratara kanporatzen direlarik;