§1.130.1Ἀστυάγης μέν νυν βασιλεύσας ἐπʼ ἔτεα πέντε καὶ τριήκοντα οὕτω τῆς βασιληίης κατεπαύσθη, Μῆδοι δὲ ὑπέκυψαν Πέρσῃσι διὰ τὴν τούτου πικρότητα, ἄρξαντες τῆς ἄνω Ἅλυος ποταμοῦ Ἀσίης ἐπʼ ἔτεα τριήκοντα καὶ ἑκατὸν δυῶν δέοντα, πάρεξ ἢ ὅσον οἱ Σκύθαι ἦρχον.
Astyages, then, having ruled for thirty-five years, was thus deposed from his kingship, and the Medes submitted to the Persians because of his harshness, after having ruled Asia above the Halys river for one hundred and twenty-eight years, except for the period during which the Scythians held rule.
§1.130.2ὑστέρῳ μέντοι χρόνῳ μετεμέλησέ τέ σφι ταῦτα ποιήσασι καὶ ἀπέστησαν ἀπὸ Δαρείου, ἀποστάντες δὲ ὀπίσω κατεστράφθησαν μάχῃ νικηθέντες.
In later times, however, they repented of having done this and revolted from Darius; but having revolted, they were defeated in battle and again subdued.
τότε δὲ ἐπὶ Ἀστυάγεος οἱ Πέρσαι τε καὶ ὁ Κῦρος ἐπαναστάντες τοῖσι Μήδοισι ἦρχον τὸ ἀπὸ τούτου τῆς Ἀσίης.
But at that time, in the reign of Astyages, the Persians and Cyrus rose up against the Medes and from then on ruled Asia.
§1.130.3Ἀστυάγεα δὲ Κῦρος κακὸν οὐδὲν ἄλλο ποιήσας εἶχε παρʼ ἑωυτῷ, ἐς ὃ ἐτελεύτησε.
Cyrus kept Astyages with him, doing him no other harm, until he died.
οὕτω δὴ Κῦρος γενόμενός τε καὶ τραφεὶς ἐβασίλευσε καὶ Κροῖσον ὕστερον τούτων ἄρξαντα ἀδικίης κατεστρέψατο, ὡς εἴρηταί μοι πρότερον, τοῦτον δὲ καταστρεψάμενος οὕτω πάσης τῆς Ἀσίης ἦρξε.
Thus indeed Cyrus, having been born and reared, became king, and later subdued Croesus, who had been the first to do injustice, as has been told by me before; and having subdued him, he thus became ruler of all Asia.