9 Jabecas pasižymėjo tarp savo brolių. Jo motina jį praminė Jabecu, nes jo gimdymas buvo sunkus.

10 Jabecas šaukėsi Izraelio Dievo: "Norėčiau, kad Tu mane laimintum ir praplėstum mano krašto sienas, kad būtum su manimi ir saugotum mane nuo pikto, kad nepatirčiau vargo". Dievas suteikė jam tai, ko jis prašė.

9 And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.

10 And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.