I studied Greek, Hebrew, and Bible translation for an undergrad, so I'll toss my two cents in. Accuracy depends on what your aiming for. There are two schools

I studied Greek, Hebrew, and Bible translation for an undergrad, so I'll toss my two cents in. Accuracy depends on what your aiming for. There are two schools of thought on modern english translations, dynamic equivalence and formal equivalence. Formal equivalence tries to maintain as much as possible the linguistic and syntactical features of the original languages and will often prefer to leave ambigous language or difficult readings as they are. Sort of a 'window' into the original language. The English Standard Version is probably the best representative of this perspective. Dynamic equivalence tries to maintain as much as possible the affect and intention of the original languages, and so will often remove ambiguities, paraphrase passages, and make translation choices that limit alternative readings. The New International Version is both the most popular and pioneering translation in this regard.