Translations
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
For they have fled from the sword — from the drawn blade, from the strung bow, from the crushing weight of war.
For they have fled before naked swords, from the drawn bow and the press of battle — driven out before the crushing weight of war.
For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle.

