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Tricky question. The most acclaimed translation is by Richard Wilhelm, but that was in German. If you want it in English, you will have to accept the risks of double-translation. The Cary Baynes version is the one to go for. It's the one I own, and I like it well enough (pic related).
For a translation directly into English, James Legge is the most famous. I've read his translation of the Tao Te Ching and he seems lucid enough.