Readers of the Catholic Herald don’t need to be told that the Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and the New Testament in Greek. Still, Latin versions of the Bible became extremely influential very early on in the story of Christianity.
You will have your own preferences as to the ideal language for the Bible. To get a feel for the different versions, here is a short passage from the Gospel of John about the wedding at Cana, and the miracle of the conversion of water to wine (John 2.1-11).
