text_original: lineage, but a soldier of undoubted merit, who was then in high command among the legions on the German frontier. A few days afterwards the Emperor made his way in state to the temple on the Capitol, to offer thanks for the news of victory just brought from Pannonia to Rome, and there, in the hearing of the crowd, he adopted Trajan as his son, with an earnest prayer that the choice might prove a blessing to the state.
text_transcription: LINEAGE BUT A SOLDIER OF UNDOUBTED MERIT WHO WAS THEN IN HIGH COMMAND AMONG THE LEGIONS ON THE GERMAN FRONTIER A FEW DAYS AFTERWARDS THE EMPEROR MADE HIS WAY IN STATE TO THE TEMPLE ON THE CAPITAL TO OFFER THANKS FOR THE NEWS OF VICTORY JUST BROUGHT FROM PANNONIA TO ROME AND THERE IN THE HEARING OF THE CROWD HE ADOPTED TROJAN AS HIS SON WITH AN EARNEST PRAYER THAT THE CHOICE MIGHT PROVE A BLESSING TO THE STATE
phonemes: lˈɪnɪɪdʒ, bˌʌt ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚɹ ʌv ʌndˈaʊɾᵻd mˈɛɹɪt, hˌuː wʌz ðˈɛn ɪn hˈaɪ kəmˈænd ɐmˌʌŋ ðə lˈiːdʒənz ɔnðə dʒˈɜːmən fɹʌntˈɪɹ. ɐ fjˈuː dˈeɪz ˈæftɚwɚdz ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˌeɪd hɪz wˈeɪ ɪn stˈeɪt tə ðə tˈɛmpəl ɔnðə kˈæpɪɾəl, tʊ ˈɔfɚ θˈæŋks fɚðə nˈuːz ʌv vˈɪktɚɹi dʒˈʌst bɹˈɔːt fɹʌm pænˈoʊniə tə ɹˈoʊm, ænd ðˈɛɹ, ɪnðə hˈɪɹɪŋ ʌvðə kɹˈaʊd, hiː ɐdˈɑːptᵻd tɹˈædʒən æz hɪz sˈʌn, wɪð ɐn ˈɜːnɪst pɹˈɛɹ ðætðə tʃˈɔɪs mˌaɪt pɹˈuːv ɐ blˈɛsɪŋ tə ðə stˈeɪt.