diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 279900d..a37fd8c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ limitations under the License.
       <version>1.52.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
+      <artifactId>google-cloud-translate</artifactId>
+      <version>1.55.0</version>
+    </dependency>
+
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/codeu/data/Message.java b/src/main/java/com/google/codeu/data/Message.java
index 7d16e93..c2afb4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/codeu/data/Message.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/codeu/data/Message.java
@@ -51,15 +51,19 @@ public UUID getId() {
   public String getUser() {
     return user;
   }
-  
-  public String getRecipient(){
+
+  public String getRecipient() {
     return recipient;
   }
-  
+
   public String getText() {
     return text;
   }
 
+  public void setText(String input) {
+    this.text = input;
+  }
+
   public long getTimestamp() {
     return timestamp;
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/codeu/servlets/MessageFeedServlet.java b/src/main/java/com/google/codeu/servlets/MessageFeedServlet.java
index 45236dd..fa3be32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/codeu/servlets/MessageFeedServlet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/codeu/servlets/MessageFeedServlet.java
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 import com.google.codeu.data.Message;
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 
+import com.google.cloud.translate.Translate;
+import com.google.cloud.translate.Translate.TranslateOption;
+import com.google.cloud.translate.TranslateOptions;
+import com.google.cloud.translate.Translation;
+
 /**
  * Handles fetching all messages for the public feed.
  */
@@ -25,6 +30,19 @@ public void init() {
     datastore = new Datastore();
   }
 
+  private void translateMessages(List<Message> messages, String targetLanguageCode) {
+    Translate translate = TranslateOptions.getDefaultInstance().getService();
+
+    for (Message message : messages) {
+      String originalText = message.getText();
+
+      Translation translation = translate.translate(originalText, TranslateOption.targetLanguage(targetLanguageCode));
+      String translatedText = translation.getTranslatedText();
+
+      message.setText(translatedText);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Responds with a JSON representation of Message data for all users.
    */