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

Forª thisª theyª willinglyª° are ignorant of,ª° thatª by the¹ wordª of Godª the heavensª wereª° of old,ª andª the earthª standing¹ out²° ofª the waterª andª inª the water:ª

Forª thisª theyª willinglyª° are ignorant of,ª° thatª by the¹ wordª of Godª the heauensª wereª° of olde,ª andª the earthª standing¹ out²° ofª the water,ª andª inª the water,ª

Unknown to them is this while they are willing, that the heaven was from of old, and the earth from the waters and through the waters subsisted, by the word of Aloha:

For this they willingly forget, that the heavens were of old; and the earth rose up from the waters, and by means of water, by the word of God.

λανθάνει γὰρ αὐτοὺς τοῦτο θέλοντας ὅτι οὐρανοὶ ἦσαν ἔκπαλαι καὶ γῆ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ δι' ὕδατος συνεστῶσα τῷ τοῦ θεοῦ λόγῳ,

It-secludeth therefore to-them, the-one-this, to-determining to-which-a-one skies they-were out-unto-past and a-soil out of-a-water and through of-a-water having-had-come-to-stand-together unto-the-one of-the-one of-a-Deity unto-a-forthee,