was trying to defend himself against — перевод на русский

Варианты перевода словосочетания «was trying to defend himself against»

was trying to defend himself againstпытался защититься от

This politician... got the impression that Roscio was trying to defend himself against a jealous husband.
Этот депутат считает, что Рошо пытался защититься от ревнивого мужа.
Yeah, maybe he was trying to defend himself against it.
Может, он пытался защититься от него.