text_original: For leaving his capital, Benevento, he betook himself with all his followers to the seaport of Salerno, as being a more fortified city, and, sending an embassy, he offered both his sons to the king, promising that he would willingly obey all his commands. Listen  ing to these prayers, and moved also by the fear of God, the king abstained from war ; and keeping the younger son Grimwald as a hostage, sent the elder son back to his father.
text_transcription: FOR LEAVING HIS CAPITAL BENIVENTO HE BETOOK HIMSELF WITH ALL HIS FOLLOWERS TO THE SEAPORT OF SALERNO AS BEING A MORE FORTIFIED CITY AND SENDING AN EMBASSY HE OFFERED BOTH HIS SONS TO THE KING PROMISING THAT HE WOULD WILLINGLY OBEY ALL HIS COMMANDS LISTENING TO THESE PRAYERS AND MOVED ALSO BY THE FEAR OF GOD THE KING ABSTAINED FROM WAR AND KEEPING THE YOUNGER SON GRIMFALDT AS A HOSTAGE SENT THE ELDER SON BACK TO HIS FATHER
phonemes: fɔːɹ lˈiːvɪŋ hɪz kˈæpɪɾəl, bˌɛnɪvˈɛntoʊ, hiː bᵻtˈʊk hɪmsˈɛlf wɪð ˈɔːl hɪz fˈɑːloʊɚz tə ðə sˈiːpɔːɹt ʌv sɐlˈɛɹnoʊ, æz bˌiːɪŋ ɐ mˈɔːɹ fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd sˈɪɾi, ænd, sˈɛndɪŋ ɐn ˈɛmbəsi, hiː ˈɔfɚd bˈoʊθ hɪz sˈʌnz tə ðə kˈɪŋ, pɹˈɑːmɪsɪŋ ðæt hiː wʊd wˈɪlɪŋli oʊbˈeɪ ˈɔːl hɪz kəmˈændz. lˈɪsən ˈɪŋ tə ðiːz pɹˈɛɹz, ænd mˈuːvd ˈɔːlsoʊ baɪ ðə fˈɪɹ ʌv ɡˈɑːd, ðə kˈɪŋ ɐbstˈeɪnd fɹʌm wˈɔːɹ ; ænd kˈiːpɪŋ ðə jˈʌŋɡɚ sˈʌn ɡɹˈɪmwəld æz ɐ hˈɑːstɪdʒ, sˈɛnt ðɪ ˈɛldɚ sˈʌn bˈæk tə hɪz fˈɑːðɚ.