What is the most accurate translation of the bible?

Here is a statistic that is worth considering if you want an unbiased opinion. Check this one out

web.archive.org/web/20040602211507/http://hector3000.future.

I wish to respectfully, yet frankly, respond to one of the replies, which, instead of answering the question by presenting the translation the author of the comment prefers, decided to attack a translation that was to be the translation I would've recommended, without hesitation.

The convenient suggestion that the publishers of the New World Translation are "unqualified men" attempting to carry out "a task that they are not equipped to perform", does nothing to make note of the actual qualifications of the translation Committee that took part in the preparation of this comprehensive and skilled work.

And with respect to Bruce Metzger's own scholarly achievements, it can also be noted that the translations that Dr.Metzger preferred, agreed with the popularized translations that are rich in flaw and obvious defect.

These are not translations I totally condemn, but are translations that obscure context by removing the divine name (in over 7000 locations), by emphasizing poetry over common vocabulary, employing spiritistic language where it does not belong, and continually failing to clearly identify Hebrew quotes in the Greek Scriptures- which contributes to a number of confused doctrines.

The insertion of words that do not exist in the original text- such as 'hell' and 'cross'- also filter into the pages of such translations; the use of outdated terms, some of which even possess the opposite meaning, in today's language- all errors that will not be found in the NWT text. 

Other principles of translation are unique to the Committee.  For instance, the NWT is produced only by men who are non-political, non-commercial, non-violent and educated to recognize spirtistic concepts and human philosophy, and the history of its involvement in religious development. 

...A qualification that Dr.Metzger was not educated in. 

A wide variety of requirements are necessary to exceed personal inclinations toward doctrine, and produce consistent, clear translation.

And Dr.Metzger's written conclusions of the history of the NWT's producers, is influenced by mistaken observation, subjective reasoning and his own doctrine, which heavily influence his considerations.

I have offered one opinion, which can be weighed for consideration.

And my own recommendation, without question, will not resemble popularized translations.  No, If one desires to possess the text that is closest to the original Bible manuscript; a comparative, living translation (one that is regularly reexamined for accuracy and common language readability); and produced in the widest variety of languages in the world; then the New World Translation, is my recommendation.

The best way to to learn more about it, is to use this link:

www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/appendix-a/bible-transl

The original text in which it was written . . . UN-Translated

Hard to say, but here's a comment on the NWT (the JW bible) along with the source.

"I would advise him to get a translation other than the NWT, because ninety-nine percent of the scholars of the world who know Greek and who have helped translate the Bible are in disagreement with the Jehovah's Witnesses. People who are looking for the truth ought to know what the majority of the scholars really believe."

...so it is not a surprise that Dr. Metzger, the highly regarded New Testament Greek scholar wrote the following,

. . . The Jehovah's Witnesses have incorporated in their translation of the New Testament several quite erroneous renderings of the Greek.[11]

His comments simply reflect what one should expect when unqualified men attempt a task that they are not equipped to perform. Dr. J R. Mantey, co-author of the highly acclaimed Manual Greek Grammar of the Greek New Testament along with H. E. Dana, has made this comment in response to a question,

I would advise him to get a translation other than the NWT, because ninety-nine percent of the scholars of the world who know Greek and who have helped translate the Bible are in disagreement with the Jehovah's Witnesses. People who are looking for the truth ought to know what the majority of the scholars really believe. They should not allow themselves to be misled by the Jehovah's Witnesses.[12]

http://www.neverthirsty.org/pp/bible-questions/answer01046-how-accurate-is-the-new-world-translation.html

I personally feel like one should use multiple and make cross references to get the most out of the text.

There are several youtube videos that discuss this, and show by example why the King James is the most accurate.