text_original: Now, die if you will." It is the belief in those superstitious regions that in  fernal spirits sometimes appear among men to lead lives of crime and calamity. In common with other noted criminals, Hans of Iceland enjoyed this fearful renown. It was also believed that a woman, who by seduction or by violence, became the prey of one of these monsters in human form, by that misfortune was doomed to be his companion in hell.
text_transcription: NOW DIE IF YOU WILL IT IS TO BELIEVE IN THOSE SUPERSTITIOUS REGIONS THAT INFERNAL SPIRITS SOMETIMES APPEAR AMONG MEN TO LEAD LIVES OF CRIME AND CALAMITY IN COMMON WITH OTHER NOTED CRIMINALS HANDS OF ICELAND ENJOYED THIS FEARFUL RENOWN IT WAS ALSO BELIEVED THAT A WOMAN WHO BY SEDUCTION OR BY VIOLENCE BECAME THE PREY OF ONE OF THESE MONSTERS IN HUMAN FORM BY THAT MISFORTUNE WAS DOOMED TO BE HIS COMPANION IN HELL
phonemes: nˈaʊ, dˈaɪ ɪf juː wˈɪl." ɪɾ ɪz ðə bᵻlˈiːf ɪn ðoʊz sˌuːpɚstˈɪʃəs ɹˈiːdʒənz ðæt ɪn fˈɜːnəl spˈɪɹɪts sˈʌmtaɪmz ɐpˈɪɹ ɐmˌʌŋ mˈɛn tə lˈiːd lˈaɪvz ʌv kɹˈaɪm ænd kɐlˈæmᵻɾi. ɪn kˈɑːmən wɪð ˈʌðɚ nˈoʊɾᵻd kɹˈɪmɪnəlz, hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd ɛndʒˈɔɪd ðɪs fˈɪɹfəl ɹᵻnˈaʊn. ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ bᵻlˈiːvd ðˌæɾə wˈʊmən, hˌuː baɪ sᵻdˈʌkʃən ɔːɹ baɪ vˈaɪələns, bɪkˌeɪm ðə pɹˈeɪ ʌv wˈʌn ʌv ðiːz mˈɔnstɚz ɪn hjˈuːmən fˈɔːɹm, baɪ ðæt mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊn wʌz dˈuːmd təbi hɪz kəmpˈæniən ɪn hˈɛl.