This hypothesis attempts to reconcile  the scientific evidence of the Earth  

這個假說試圖將地球

being billions of years old with  the biblical account of creation,  

已有數十億年歷史的科學證據與聖經對創世的記載相協調，

suggesting that the Earth was created  with the appearance of being old.

顯示地球在被創造時看起來很古老。

It posits that when God created the Earth,  it included mature systems and organisms  

它假設當上帝創造地球時，它包括成熟的系統和有機體

complete with signs of historical development  (e.g., fossils) that did not actually occur.

，並具有實際未發生的歷史發展跡象（例如化石）。

The Omphalos Hypothesis takes its name from  the Greek word "omphalos," which means "navel."  

翁法洛斯假說的名字來自希臘語“omphalos”，意思是“肚臍”。

This name is a symbolic reference to the supposed  creation of Adam with a navel, which would suggest  

這個名字象徵性地提到了亞當被創造時有一個肚臍，這暗示了

a history of birth and development even though,  according to biblical tradition, he was created  

他的出生和發展的歷史，儘管根據聖經傳統，他被創造

as a fully formed adult, who theoretically, if you  think about it, shouldn’t have a navel otherwise.

為一個完全成形的成年人，理論上，如果你仔細想想的話，否則不應該有肚臍。

Philip Henry Gosse used this imagery  to argue that God might have created  

菲利普·亨利·戈斯（Philip Henry Gosse）用這個圖像來論證上帝可能

the Earth with similar "evidence" of  a past that didn't actually occur.

用類似的「證據」創造了地球，表明過去實際上並未發生。