diff --git a/worldedit_brush/init.lua b/worldedit_brush/init.lua
index 1576279..38de7ca 100644
--- a/worldedit_brush/init.lua
+++ b/worldedit_brush/init.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-if minetest.raycast == nil then
-	error(
-		"worldedit_brush requires at least Minetest 5.0"
-	)
-end
+local S = minetest.get_translator("worldedit_brush")
 
 local BRUSH_MAX_DIST = 150
 local brush_on_use = function(itemstack, placer)
@@ -12,7 +8,8 @@ local brush_on_use = function(itemstack, placer)
 	local cmd = meta:get_string("command")
 	if cmd == "" then
 		worldedit.player_notify(name,
-			"This brush is not bound, use //brush to bind a command to it.")
+			S("This brush is not bound, use @1 to bind a command to it.",
+			minetest.colorize("#00ffff", "//brush")))
 		return false
 	end
 
@@ -22,7 +19,7 @@ local brush_on_use = function(itemstack, placer)
 	local has_privs, missing_privs = minetest.check_player_privs(name, cmddef.privs)
 	if not has_privs then
 		worldedit.player_notify(name,
-			"Missing privileges: " .. table.concat(missing_privs, ", "))
+			S("Missing privileges: @1", table.concat(missing_privs, ", ")))
 		return false
 	end
 
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ local brush_on_use = function(itemstack, placer)
 	local ray = minetest.raycast(raybegin, rayend, false, true)
 	local pointed_thing = ray:next()
 	if pointed_thing == nil then
-		worldedit.player_notify(name, "Too far away.")
+		worldedit.player_notify(name, S("Too far away."))
 		return false
 	end
 
@@ -61,7 +58,7 @@ local brush_on_use = function(itemstack, placer)
 end
 
 minetest.register_tool(":worldedit:brush", {
-	description = "WorldEdit Brush",
+	description = S("WorldEdit Brush"),
 	inventory_image = "worldedit_brush.png",
 	stack_max = 1, -- no need to stack these (metadata prevents this anyway)
 	range = 0,
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ minetest.register_tool(":worldedit:brush", {
 worldedit.register_command("brush", {
 	privs = {worldedit=true},
 	params = "none/<cmd> [parameters]",
-	description = "Assign command to WorldEdit brush item",
+	description = S("Assign command to WorldEdit brush item or clear assignment using 'none'"),
 	parse = function(param)
 		local found, _, cmd, params = param:find("^([^%s]+)%s+(.+)$")
 		if not found then
@@ -89,7 +86,7 @@ worldedit.register_command("brush", {
 	func = function(name, cmd, params)
 		local itemstack = minetest.get_player_by_name(name):get_wielded_item()
 		if itemstack == nil or itemstack:get_name() ~= "worldedit:brush" then
-			worldedit.player_notify(name, "Not holding brush item.")
+			worldedit.player_notify(name, S("Not holding brush item."))
 			return
 		end
 
@@ -97,28 +94,29 @@ worldedit.register_command("brush", {
 		local meta = itemstack:get_meta()
 		if cmd == "none" then
 			meta:from_table(nil)
-			worldedit.player_notify(name, "Brush assignment cleared.")
+			worldedit.player_notify(name, S("Brush assignment cleared."))
 		else
 			local cmddef = worldedit.registered_commands[cmd]
 			if cmddef == nil or cmddef.require_pos ~= 1 then
-				worldedit.player_notify(name, minetest.colorize("#00ffff", "//"..cmd) .. " cannot be used with brushes")
+				worldedit.player_notify(name, S("@1 cannot be used with brushes",
+					minetest.colorize("#00ffff", "//"..cmd)))
 				return
 			end
 
 			-- Try parsing command params so we can give the user feedback
 			local ok, err = cmddef.parse(params)
 			if not ok then
-				err = err or "invalid usage"
-				worldedit.player_notify(name, "Error with brush command: " .. err)
+				err = err or S("invalid usage")
+				worldedit.player_notify(name, S("Error with command: @1", err))
 				return
 			end
 
 			meta:set_string("command", cmd)
 			meta:set_string("params", params)
-			local fullcmd = "//" .. cmd .. " " .. params
+			local fullcmd = minetest.colorize("#00ffff", "//"..cmd) .. " " .. params
 			meta:set_string("description",
 				minetest.registered_tools["worldedit:brush"].description .. ": " .. fullcmd)
-			worldedit.player_notify(name, "Brush assigned to command: " .. fullcmd)
+			worldedit.player_notify(name, S("Brush assigned to command: @1", fullcmd))
 		end
 		minetest.get_player_by_name(name):set_wielded_item(itemstack)
 	end,
diff --git a/worldedit_brush/locale/template.txt b/worldedit_brush/locale/template.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81a98af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit_brush/locale/template.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# textdomain: worldedit_brush
+This brush is not bound, use @1 to bind a command to it.=
+Missing privileges: @1=
+Too far away.=
+WorldEdit Brush=
+Assign command to WorldEdit brush item or clear assignment using 'none'=
+Not holding brush item.=
+Brush assignment cleared.=
+@1 cannot be used with brushes=
+invalid usage=
+Error with command: @1=
+Brush assigned to command: @1=
diff --git a/worldedit_brush/locale/worldedit_brush.de.tr b/worldedit_brush/locale/worldedit_brush.de.tr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c9cdbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit_brush/locale/worldedit_brush.de.tr
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# textdomain: worldedit_brush
+This brush is not bound, use @1 to bind a command to it.=Dieser Pinsel ist nicht konfiguriert, nutzen Sie @1 um ein Befehl an ihn zu binden.
+Missing privileges: @1=Fehlende Privilegien: @1
+Too far away.=Zu weit weg.
+WorldEdit Brush=WorldEdit-Pinsel
+Assign command to WorldEdit brush item or clear assignment using 'none'=Befehl an WorldEdit-Pinsel binden oder Zuweisung mittels 'none' aufheben
+Not holding brush item.=Kein Pinsel in der Hand.
+Brush assignment cleared.=Pinsel-Zuweisung aufgehoben.
+@1 cannot be used with brushes=@1 kann nicht mit Pinseln verwendet werden
+invalid usage=Ungültige Verwendung
+Error with command: @1=Befehl ist fehlerhaft: @1
+Brush assigned to command: @1=Pinsel an Befehl gebunden: @1