text_original: Ten years after the famous battle of Soissons, some Germans crossed the Rhine, and Clovis went forth with all his army to meet them at Tolbi'ac (496). During the fierce battle, Clovis called on his fathers* gods for help, without avail. Then suddenly he cried aloud: "Christ Jesus, in whom Clotilda believes, I have called upon my gods in vain. Help Thou me ! " And he vowed that if he won the day, he would become a Christian, as his wife wished.
text_transcription: TEN YEARS AFTER THE FAMOUS BATTLE OF SOISSON SOME GERMANS CROSSED THE RHINE AND CLOVIS WENT FORTH WITH ALL HIS ARMY TO MEET THEM AT TOLBIAC FOUR HUNDRED NINETY SIX DURING THE FIERCE BATTLE CLOVIS CALLED ON HIS FATHER'S GODS FOR HELP WITHOUT AVAIL THEN SUDDENLY HE CRIED ALOUD CHRIST JESUS IN WHOM CLOTILDA BELIEVES I HAVE CALLED UPON MY GODS IN VAIN HELP THOU ME AND HE VOWED THAT IF HE WON THE DAY HE WOULD BECOME A CHRISTIAN AS HIS WIFE WISHED
phonemes: tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ ðə fˈeɪməs bˈæɾəl ʌv sˈɔɪsənz, sˌʌm dʒˈɜːmənz kɹˈɔst ðə ɹˈaɪn, ænd klˈʌvɪs wɛnt fˈɔːɹθ wɪð ˈɔːl hɪz ˈɑːɹmi tə mˈiːt ðˌɛm æt tˈɑːlbɪˌæk (fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks). dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɪɹs bˈæɾəl, klˈʌvɪs kˈɔːld ˌɔn hɪz fˈɑːðɚz ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ɡˈɑːdz fɔːɹ hˈɛlp, wɪðˌaʊt ɐvˈeɪl. ðˈɛn sˈʌdənli hiː kɹˈaɪd ɐlˈaʊd: "kɹˈaɪst dʒˈiːzəs, ɪn hˈuːm klˈɑːɾɪldə bᵻlˈiːvz, aɪ hæv kˈɔːld əpˌɑːn maɪ ɡˈɑːdz ɪn vˈeɪn. hˈɛlp ðˈaʊ mˌiː ! " ænd hiː vˈaʊd ðæt ɪf hiː wˈʌn ðə dˈeɪ, hiː wʊd bɪkˌʌm ɐ kɹˈɪstʃən, æz hɪz wˈaɪf wˈɪʃt.