The Infallibility of Bible Translations

The concept of the infallibility of the Bible is founded on the belief that the men who penned the words were guided by God so that they will not err.  I wouldn't have any problem with that, otherwise there is really no reason to even consider the Bible as the Word of God. The more important question for me is:  can we say the same for translations?

First, some basic principles.  The most obvious one here is the fact that God is God, and as such, He can use circumstances and people who are intending to do something to end up doing what He intended to accomplish in the first place.  In short, His purpose will be accomplished no matter what.  But is that security enough that you can take your pick from any of the available Bible translations and believe that somehow as you are reading it, you will be able to winnow that which is "incorrectly" translated?  Or is that scenario even possible, considering that whatever they may have intended to do, God would have overridden?

I found this article related to this topic when I did a Google search.  In a nutshell, it concluded that no translation can be considered infallible. Similar articles basically say the same thing.  

This is a major flaw to some, considering that other belief systems actually have the text of their own scriptures in its original language available to everybody.  Which, as a matter of course, requires their believers to know the language/s well.requires every believer to know the language/s to read it for themselves.  

But I pause at this stage to consider something.  If I consider for one moment that I have a copy of the original manuscripts and I am able to read it in its native tongue, is that any better than having a translation that is the product of years of painstaking work of hundreds of people?  Maybe yes, maybe no.  The only thing I know that is better than that for sure is to know the mind of God  himself, meaning, to be taught by Him directly.  And since the illumination of the Word is a prerequisite to actually understanding it, then it is not different altogether from being directly taught by God.  Of course, one may argue that it would be better to have that and have the original manuscripts as well, but how much is lost insofar as the achievement of the purpose of 

God in one's life, which is one's salvation and sanctification?  Even within the Bible, Jesus made it clear that the relationship with God is personal, not academic (John 5:39-40).  The Bible, for all its worth in studying it and mining it, does not give salvation and personal relationship.  It is, for lack of a better metaphor for me, a door to which we enter into.

(This is an uncomplete post.  I know I will get back to this topic and related ones again and again.  But feel free to comment and join me in this journey)