text_original: Fire will be of no use to them, now; and the wall will take some battering before it gives way and, brave as the men may be, they could not work the battering rams under the shower of spears and arrows that would be poured upon them.
text_transcription: FIRE WILL BE OF NO USE TO THEM NOW AND THE WALL WILL TAKE SOME BATTERING BEFORE IT GIVES WAY AND BRAVE AS THE MEN MAY BE THEY COULD NOT WORK THE BATTERING RAMS UNDER THE SHOWER OF SPEARS AND ARROWS THAT WOULD BE POURED UPON THEM
phonemes: fˈaɪɚ wɪl biː ʌv nˈoʊ jˈuːs tə ðˌɛm, nˈaʊ; ænd ðə wˈɔːl wɪl tˈeɪk sˌʌm bˈæɾɚɹɪŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɪt ɡˈɪvz wˈeɪ ænd, bɹˈeɪv æz ðə mˈɛn mˈeɪ bˈiː, ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt wˈɜːk ðə bˈæɾɚɹɪŋ ɹˈæmz ˌʌndɚ ðə ʃˈaʊɚɹ ʌv spˈɪɹz ænd ˈæɹoʊz ðæt wʊd biː pˈɔːɹd əpˌɑːn ðˌɛm.