# a town full of revelry

"a town full of people celebrating"

# Your dead were not killed with the sword

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Enemy soldiers did not kill your people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# with the sword

Here "sword" represents the soldiers who fight in battle. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])