князья удерживались от речи и персты полагали на уста свои;
the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;
“The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;
Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;