diff --git a/pyfpdb/BetfairToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/BetfairToFpdb.py
index 5305c1c1..34316de2 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/BetfairToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/BetfairToFpdb.py
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ import sys
 import logging
 from HandHistoryConverter import *
 
+import gettext
+trans = gettext.translation("fpdb", localedir="locale", languages=["de_DE"])
+trans.install()
+
 # Betfair HH format
 
 class Betfair(HandHistoryConverter):
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ class Betfair(HandHistoryConverter):
 
         m = self.re_GameInfo.search(handText)
         if not m:
-            logging.info('GameInfo regex did not match')
+            logging.info(_('GameInfo regex did not match'))
             return None
 
         mg = m.groupdict()
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ class Betfair(HandHistoryConverter):
     def readHandInfo(self, hand):
         m = self.re_HandInfo.search(hand.handText)
         if(m == None):
-            logging.info("Didn't match re_HandInfo")
+            logging.info(_("Didn't match re_HandInfo"))
             logging.info(hand.handText)
             return None
         logging.debug("HID %s, Table %s" % (m.group('HID'),  m.group('TABLE')))
@@ -155,7 +159,7 @@ class Betfair(HandHistoryConverter):
             logging.debug("Player bringing in: %s for %s" %(m.group('PNAME'),  m.group('BRINGIN')))
             hand.addBringIn(m.group('PNAME'),  m.group('BRINGIN'))
         else:
-            logging.warning("No bringin found")
+            logging.warning(_("No bringin found"))
 
     def readButton(self, hand):
         hand.buttonpos = int(self.re_Button.search(hand.handText).group('BUTTON'))
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ class Betfair(HandHistoryConverter):
             elif action.group('ATYPE') == 'checks':
                 hand.addCheck( street, action.group('PNAME'))
             else:
-                sys.stderr.write( "DEBUG: unimplemented readAction: '%s' '%s'" %(action.group('PNAME'),action.group('ATYPE'),))
+                sys.stderr.write( _("DEBUG: unimplemented readAction: '%s' '%s'") %(action.group('PNAME'),action.group('ATYPE'),))
 
 
     def readShowdownActions(self, hand):
@@ -214,9 +218,9 @@ class Betfair(HandHistoryConverter):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = OptionParser()
-    parser.add_option("-i", "--input", dest="ipath", help="parse input hand history", default="regression-test-files/betfair/befair.02.04.txt")
-    parser.add_option("-o", "--output", dest="opath", help="output translation to", default="-")
-    parser.add_option("-f", "--follow", dest="follow", help="follow (tail -f) the input", action="store_true", default=False)
+    parser.add_option("-i", "--input", dest="ipath", help=_("parse input hand history"), default="regression-test-files/betfair/befair.02.04.txt")
+    parser.add_option("-o", "--output", dest="opath", help=_("output translation to"), default="-")
+    parser.add_option("-f", "--follow", dest="follow", help=_("follow (tail -f) the input"), action="store_true", default=False)
     parser.add_option("-q", "--quiet",
                   action="store_const", const=logging.CRITICAL, dest="verbosity", default=logging.INFO)
     parser.add_option("-v", "--verbose",