BIBLE TRANSLATION MADE EASY?
The currently featured resource on gospelcom.net is an introduction to Bible translation on the International Bible Society's site. Nice article which doesn't require a PhD in linguistics to understand.

When I do Bible study I use two translations, in addition to original language resources. The New Living Translation is on the dynamic equivelence end of the spectrum and the English Standard Version is on the more literal word-for-word end of the spectrum. Both are necessary perspectives.