text_original: They take the best of the king's servants, all of them be  ing Scythians, and chosen for this office by the king, for they have no servants bought with money, and strangle 20 CUSTOMS OF THE SCYTHIANS fifty of them, and fifty also of the best of his horses, and fill their bodies with chaff.
text_transcription: THEY TAKE THE BEST OF THE KING'S SERVANTS ALL OF THEM BEING SCYTHIANS AND CHOSEN FOR THIS OFFICE BY THE KING FOR THEY HAVE NO SERVANTS BOUGHT WITH MONEY AND STRANGLE FIFTY OF THEM AND FIFTY ALSO OF THE BEST OF HIS HORSES AND FILL THEIR BODIES WITH CHAFF
phonemes: ðeɪ tˈeɪk ðə bˈɛst ʌvðə kˈɪŋz sˈɜːvənts, ˈɔːl ʌv ðˌɛm biː ˈɪŋ sˈaɪθiənz, ænd tʃˈoʊzən fɔːɹ ðɪs ˈɑːfɪs baɪ ðə kˈɪŋ, fɔːɹ ðeɪ hæv nˈoʊ sˈɜːvənts bˈɔːt wɪð mˈʌni, ænd stɹˈæŋɡəl twˈɛnti kˈʌstəmz ʌvðə sˈaɪθiənz fˈɪfti ʌv ðˌɛm, ænd fˈɪfti ˈɔːlsoʊ ʌvðə bˈɛst ʌv hɪz hˈɔːɹsᵻz, ænd fˈɪl ðɛɹ bˈɑːdiz wɪð tʃˈæf.