1) Use the Traditional Line of Manuscripts that Christians have used since the 1st Century. It is a settled Text - 99% of all Manuscripts are in overwhelming agreement with one another.
Reject the very recent - always changing - Line of corrupted Manuscripts (Alexandrian). This Text mainly uses 2 highly corrupted Manuscripts which greatly disagree with each other and the Traditional Line. All the missing Words and Sentences in modern Bibles - and there are many of them - come from this Line
2) Use the Word for Word Translation
Reject the "Thought for Thought" or "Paraphrasing" -these are recent inventions and are a watering down of Scripture.
There are really only 2 Criteria valid for selecting a Bible Version
Use a Version which is unadulterated, traditional and the preserved Word of God. It should be readable and understandable in your Language. Cast aside any feeling, personal preference or tradition. The importance is for you to actually hold and read THE Preserved and Inspired Word of God.