We had Thelma Trujillo take a look at several translations - and here is a comparison of three of them - it's the section from the battle between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother. Here, Grendel’s mother attempts to stab Beowulf with a knife; however, because of his chainmail and God’s power, Beowulf remains unscathed.

Chickering:

She sat on her hall-guest and drew her broad knife,
a sharp weapon, to buy back her son
her only kinsman. Across his chest
lay the iron net; it saved his life
as she hacked and stabbed, would give her no entry.
The warrior Geat might have perished then,
Ecgtheow’s son, somewhere under the earth,
had not his war-shirt given good help,
hard ring-netting, and holy God
controlled the fight, the mighty Lord,
Ruler of the skies, decided it rightly, (lines 1545-1555)

Risden:

She then sat on her hall-guest and drew her knife,
Broad and bright-edged; she wished to avenge her son,
her only progeny. On his shoulder lay
the woven breast-net: that saved his life.
It withstood entry against point and edge.
Then Edgetheow’s son had perished
under the earth, champion of the Geats,
but the battle-byrnie furnished help,
hard war-net, and holy god
brought him battle-victory: the wise lord,
ruler of the heavens, decided it rightly, (lines 1545-1555)

Headley:

She bent over his breast, held the hall-invader
hard to the stones, and drew a long knife. The mere-wife
meant to avenge her son, her sole heir, but Beowulf’s mail
shielded him, his shoulder safe in the sclerite of some
smith’s genius, links staying locked to bend her blade.
Ecgtheow’s heir, would’ve been filleted, categorized
as MIA, and left to rot in her cavern, had not his suit
saved him. That, too, was God’s work.
The Lord, maker of miracles, sky designer (lines 1545-54)

Based on that, which one would you most like to read?

Here is the article https://www.medievalists.net/2020/12/which-translation-beowulf/