Translations
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 have fled from the sword — from the drawn blade, from the strung bow, from the crushing weight of war.
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness 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.

