他們故意忘記這事：在太古的時候，因著神的話，就有了天，和從水而出、藉水而成的地。

他们故意忘记，从太古，凭神的命有了天，并从水而出、藉水而成的地。

他们故意忘记这事，就是从太古凭上帝的话有了天，并由水而出和藉着水而成的地；

他们故意忘记这事，就是从太古凭神的话有了天，并由水而出和藉着水而成的地；

他们故意忽略：太初，上帝凭口中的话语创造了诸天，并借着水从水中造出了地；

他们故意忘记这事：在太古的时候，因着神的话，就有了天，和从水而出、藉水而成的地。

他们故意忽略这一点：就是从太古的时候，藉着神的话语有了诸天，也有了从水而出、藉水而成的大地；

他們故意忘記，從太古，憑神的命有了天，並從水而出、藉水而成的地。

他們故意忘記這事，就是從太古憑上帝的話有了天，並由水而出和藉着水而成的地；

他們故意忘記這事，就是從太古憑神的話有了天，並由水而出和藉着水而成的地；

他們故意忽略：太初，上帝憑口中的話語創造了諸天，並藉著水從水中造出了地；

他們故意忘記了：太古時候、憑着上帝的話、就有了天、以及本着水藉着水而結合成的地；

他們故意忽略這一點：就是從太古的時候，藉著神的話語有了諸天，也有了從水而出、藉水而成的大地；

彼甘忘太古以上帝命而有諸天及地自水而出、以水而結、

彼不欲知、太初之世、上帝有命、天地以成、地由水出、因以堅凝、

彼不欲知太初以主命而有天、亦有地出於水、賴水而立、賴水而立或作立於水中

是亦不思而已矣！夫太初天地之成、實憑天主之言；地由水成、因以堅凝、

But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.

Long ago, God’s word brought the heavens into being. His word separated the earth from the waters. And the waters surrounded it. But these people forget things like that on purpose.

For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,

They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water.

They deliberately overlook this: By the word of God the heavens came into being long ago and the earth was brought about from water and through water.

For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water,

For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;

They willfully ignore this: Long ago the heavens and the earth were brought about from water and through water by the word of God.

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

For they deliberately suppress this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water.

For this they willfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,

因著信，我們就明白宇宙（“宇宙”或譯：“諸世界”或“眾世代”）是因著神的話造成的。這樣，那看得見的就是從那看不見的造出來的。

神說：“眾水之間要有穹蒼，把水和水分開！”事就這樣成了。

神說：“天下的水要聚在一處，使旱地露出來！”事就這樣成了。

因為他把地奠定在海上，使世界安定在眾水之上。

要稱謝那鋪張大地在水上的，因為他的慈愛永遠長存。

並且在那些沉淪的人身上，行各樣不義的欺詐，因為他們不領受愛真理的心，使他們得救。因此，神就使錯謬的思想運行在他們當中，讓他們相信虛謊，叫所有不信真理倒喜愛不義的人，都被定罪。

諸天藉著耶和華的話而造，天上的萬象藉著他口中的氣而成。

他們既然故意不認識神，神就任憑他們存著敗壞的心，去作那些不正當的事。

他在萬有之先；萬有也一同靠著他而存在。

光來到世上，世人因為自己的行為邪惡，不愛光倒愛黑暗，定他們罪的原因，就在這裡。凡作惡的都恨光，不來接近光，免得他的惡行暴露出來。

愚昧人既是無知，為甚麼手裡拿著價銀要買智慧呢？