If you were to sample a group of Christians as to which translation of the bible they use, you are going to get mixed results.
So why are there many translations?
This video not comprehensive, and but it should give you a brief overview of the timeline of how we got the bible from the original languages into English.
If you are new to this series, I would encourage you to watch Episode one as this is the second part of a four-part series on how to understand the bible like never before.