74. After this, seeing that Alyattes would not give up the Scythians when Kyaxares demanded them, there had arisen war between the Lydians and the Medes lasting five years; in which years the Medes often discomfited the Lydians and the Lydians often discomfited the Medes (and among others they fought also a battle by night):
74. Gero, Zyaxaresek eskatu arren, Alyatesek ez baitzizkion szythiarrak entregatu, lydiarren eta mediarren artean bost urteko gerra izan zen; hauetan, sarri, mediarrek garaitu zituzten lydiarrak eta, sarri, lydiarrek mediarrak;