79. Cyrus, however, so soon as Croesus marched away after the battle which had been fought in Pteria, having learnt that Croesus meant after he had marched away to disband his army, took counsel with himself and concluded that it was good for him to march as quickly as possible to Sardis, before the power of the Lydians should be again gathered together.
79. Bestalde, Kreso Pterian gertaturiko borrokaren ondoren abian jarri zen orduko, Zyrok jakin baitzuen Kresok iristean gudarostea sakabanatu egingo zuela, deliberatuz, bere egitekoa ahalik eta lasterren, lydiarren indarrak birbildu baino lehen, Sardesen kontra joatea zela aurkitu zuen.