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The Good News Bible is perhaps the most easiest to read as the language is at elementary-school reading level.

The translation technique is dynamic equivalence which the translator attempts to produce the same effect as the original had on its readers. (so keep in mind it is not a "literal" translation - although it is generally accepted they got the message right)

The New International Version uses dynamic equivalence but also at times uses a literal translation, generally though it is also held to be one of the better translations.

The King James Version (1611) is held to be the best by many people as it attempts to be the closest to the orginal of language used while retaining literal and poetical aspects of the text.

The only problem with this version is that even for a Christian and one who has a good vocabulary, the English used is almost 400 years old, so it can be a difficult read at times if you are wishing to 'cover a lot of ground' (eg. Read the Bible cover to cover) this would not be the version you'd wish to use. (To get a jist of the story from start to end, Good News Bible is best for this)

Bible's are available for free online, or are cheap enough in bookstores. (Good News Bible can be bought for nearly a song, and has illustrations) [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Cheers,
SDM