text_original: And since I have said above that nations such as those I have been describing, are often driven by wars from their ancestral homes, and forced to seek a new country elsewhere, I shall cite the instance of the Maurusians, a people who anciently dwelt in Syria, but hearing of the inroad of the Hebrews, and thinking themselves unable to resist them, chose rather to seek safety in flight than to perish with their country in a vain effort to defend it.
text_transcription: AND SINCE I HAVE SAID ABOVE THAT NATIONS SUCH AS THOSE I HAVE BEEN DESCRIBING ARE OFTEN DRIVEN BY WARS FROM THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMES AND FORCED TO SEEK A NEW COUNTRY ELSEWHERE I SHALL CITE THE INSTANCE OF THE MOROUSIANS A PEOPLE WHO ANCIENTLY DWELT IN SYRIA BUT HEARING OF THE INROAD OF THE HEBREWS AND THINKING THEMSELVES UNABLE TO RESIST THEM CHOSE RATHER TO SEEK SAFETY IN FLIGHT THAN TO PERISH WITH THEIR COUNTRY IN A VAIN EFFORT TO DEFEND IT
phonemes: ænd sˈɪns aɪ hæv sˈɛd əbˌʌv ðæt nˈeɪʃənz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðoʊz aɪ hɐvbɪn dᵻskɹˈaɪbɪŋ, ɑːɹ ˈɔfən dɹˈɪvən baɪ wˈɔːɹz fɹʌm ðɛɹ ænsˈɛstɹəl hˈoʊmz, ænd fˈɔːɹst tə sˈiːk ɐ nˈuː kˈʌntɹi ˈɛlswɛɹ, aɪʃˌɐl sˈaɪt ðɪ ˈɪnstəns ʌvðə mɔːɹˈuːʒənz, ɐ pˈiːpəl hˌuː ˈeɪntʃəntli dwˈɛlt ɪn sˈɪɹiə, bˌʌt hˈɪɹɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈɪnɹoʊd ʌvðə hˈiːbɹuːz, ænd θˈɪŋkɪŋ ðɛmsˈɛlvz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə ɹᵻzˈɪst ðˌɛm, tʃˈoʊz ɹˈæðɚ tə sˈiːk sˈeɪfti ɪn flˈaɪt ðɐn tə pˈɛɹɪʃ wɪð ðɛɹ kˈʌntɹi ɪn ɐ vˈeɪn ˈɛfɚt tə dᵻfˈɛnd ɪt.