9 And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain.

10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh that thou wouldest richly bless me, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God brought about what he had requested.

9 Jabez foi mais ilustre do que seus irmãos; e sua mãe chamou-lhe Jabez, dizendo: Porque o dei à luz com tristeza.

10 Jabez invocou ao Deus de Israel, dizendo: Oxalá que me abençoes, e estendas os meus termos, que a tua mão seja comigo e me preserves do mal, de modo que não me sobrevenha tristeza! Deus concedeu-lhe o que lhe tinha pedido.