en_tn_condensed/luk/22/49.md

those who were around Jesus

This refers to Jesus' disciples.

what was happening

This refers to the priests and soldiers coming to arrest Jesus.

strike with the sword

The question is about the type of fight they should engage in (a sword fight), not what weapon they should use (the swords that they brought, Luke 22:38), but your translation may need to speak of the weapons they brought. Alternate translation: "fight against them with the swords we brought" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)