Moffatt(i)
2 Now there was an army-captain who had a servant ill whom he valued very highly. This man was at the point of death;
3 so, when the captain heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and make his servant well.
4 When they reached Jesus they asked him earnestly to do this. "He deserves to have this favour from you," they said,
5 "for he is a lover of our nation; it was he who built our synagogue."
6 So Jesus went with them. But he was not far from the house when the captain sent some friends to tell him, "Do not trouble yourself, sir, I am not fit to have you under my roof,
7 and so I did not consider myself fit even to come to you. Just say the word, and let my servant be cured.
8 For though I am a man under authority myself, I have soldiers under me; I tell one man to go, and he goes, I tell another to come, and he comes, I tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
9 When Jesus heard this he marvelled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed he said, "I tell you, I have never met faith like this anywhere even in Israel."
10 Then the messengers went back to the house and found the sick servant was quite well.