diff --git a/bootstrap/packages.tsv b/bootstrap/packages.tsv
index 2dc2f6c..f643881 100644
--- a/bootstrap/packages.tsv
+++ b/bootstrap/packages.tsv
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ toilet	free replacement for the FIGlet utility.	A
 tomb	Crypto Undertaker, a simple tool to manage encrypted storage	R	
 toot	a Mastodon CLI client	A	
 topgrade	Invoke the upgrade procedure of multiple package managers	R	
+translate-shell	A command-line interface and interactive shell for Google Translate	R	
 transmission-qt	Fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client (Qt GUI)	R	
 ttf-brill	Brill Typeface by John Hudson for Brill Publishing House	A	
 ttf-comic-neue	Comic Neue aspires to be the casual script choice for everyone including the typographically savvy.	A	
diff --git a/scripts/.local/bin/bemenu-translate b/scripts/.local/bin/bemenu-translate
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..13ea606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/.local/bin/bemenu-translate
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# bemenu-translate
+
+# A very simple bemenu wrapper script for translate-shell.
+#
+# Displays a bemenu into which user can enter their phrase
+# and any options they want to pass to translate-shell.
+# Subsequently opens a second prompt with the results.
+# If phrase is entered and then Alt+1 instead of Enter pressed
+# will show the 'brief', often only one-word single-translation
+# results instead.
+#
+# Some useful commandline options for translate shell are e.g.:
+# `de: Wort` -> to translate 'from' German
+# `:es horse` -> to translate 'to' Spanish
+# and both can be combined as well `de:es Pferd`.
+# But of course many more possibilities exist, see
+# translate-shell help.
+
+input=$(echo " " | bemenu -p "Alt+1 for brief mode| Translate>")
+exit_code="$?"
+
+if [ -z "$input" ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+case "$exit_code" in
+1) exit 0 ;;
+0)
+    output=$(echo "$input" | xargs trans -j -no-ansi)
+    ;;
+10)
+    output=$(echo "$input" | xargs trans -j -no-ansi -b)
+    ;;
+esac
+
+chosen=$(echo "$output" | bemenu -p "Translation:" -w -l 100)
+
+if [ -n "$chosen" ] && exist clip; then
+    clip "$chosen"
+fi
diff --git a/wayland/.config/river/init b/wayland/.config/river/init
index 1ab3919..ee0b9cd 100755
--- a/wayland/.config/river/init
+++ b/wayland/.config/river/init
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ riverctl map normal $mod+Shift R spawn "$term --class float -e qalc"
 # Open emoji picker
 riverctl map normal $mod+Shift E spawn "bemoji -t"
 
+# Open translation helper
+riverctl map normal $mod+Shift T spawn "bemenu-translate"
+
 # Desktop theming
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016
 riverctl map normal $mod+Shift S spawn 'styler set $(styler list themes | bemenu)'
@@ -146,20 +149,20 @@ riverctl map normal $mod+Shift Comma send-to-output previous
 
 # set up 10 tags (with '0' opening the 10th one)
 for i in $(seq 0 9); do
-	tags=$((1 << (i - 1)))
-	if [ "$i" -eq 0 ]; then tags=$((1 << 9)); fi
+    tags=$((1 << (i - 1)))
+    if [ "$i" -eq 0 ]; then tags=$((1 << 9)); fi
 
-	# Mod+[1-9] to focus tag [0-8]
-	riverctl map normal $mod "$i" set-focused-tags $tags
+    # Mod+[1-9] to focus tag [0-8]
+    riverctl map normal $mod "$i" set-focused-tags $tags
 
-	# Mod+Shift+[1-9] to tag focused view with tag [0-8]
-	riverctl map normal $mod+Shift "$i" set-view-tags $tags
+    # Mod+Shift+[1-9] to tag focused view with tag [0-8]
+    riverctl map normal $mod+Shift "$i" set-view-tags $tags
 
-	# Mod+Ctrl+[1-9] to toggle focus of tag [0-8]
-	riverctl map normal $mod+Control "$i" toggle-focused-tags $tags
+    # Mod+Ctrl+[1-9] to toggle focus of tag [0-8]
+    riverctl map normal $mod+Control "$i" toggle-focused-tags $tags
 
-	# Mod+Shift+Ctrl+[1-9] to toggle tag [0-8] of focused view
-	riverctl map normal $mod+Shift+Control "$i" toggle-view-tags $tags
+    # Mod+Shift+Ctrl+[1-9] to toggle tag [0-8] of focused view
+    riverctl map normal $mod+Shift+Control "$i" toggle-view-tags $tags
 done
 
 # focus all tags
@@ -171,22 +174,22 @@ riverctl map normal $mod+Shift equal set-view-tags $all_tags
 # Various media key mapping examples for both normal and locked mode which do
 # not have a modifier
 for mode in normal locked; do
-	# Eject the optical drive
-	riverctl map $mode None XF86Eject spawn 'eject -T'
+    # Eject the optical drive
+    riverctl map $mode None XF86Eject spawn 'eject -T'
 
-	riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioRaiseVolume spawn 'pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%'
-	riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioLowerVolume spawn 'pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%'
-	riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioMute spawn 'pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle'
+    riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioRaiseVolume spawn 'pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%'
+    riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioLowerVolume spawn 'pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%'
+    riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioMute spawn 'pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle'
 
-	# Control MPRIS aware media players with playerctl (https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl)
-	riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioMedia spawn 'playerctl play-pause'
-	riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioPlay spawn 'playerctl play-pause'
-	riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioPrev spawn 'playerctl previous'
-	riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioNext spawn 'playerctl next'
+    # Control MPRIS aware media players with playerctl (https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl)
+    riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioMedia spawn 'playerctl play-pause'
+    riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioPlay spawn 'playerctl play-pause'
+    riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioPrev spawn 'playerctl previous'
+    riverctl map $mode None XF86AudioNext spawn 'playerctl next'
 
-	# You can control screen backlight brighness with light (https://github.com/haikarainen/light); but we prefer brightnessctl
-	riverctl map $mode None XF86MonBrightnessUp spawn 'brightnessctl set 10%+'
-	riverctl map $mode None XF86MonBrightnessDown spawn 'brightnessctl set 10%-'
+    # You can control screen backlight brighness with light (https://github.com/haikarainen/light); but we prefer brightnessctl
+    riverctl map $mode None XF86MonBrightnessUp spawn 'brightnessctl set 10%+'
+    riverctl map $mode None XF86MonBrightnessDown spawn 'brightnessctl set 10%-'
 done
 
 # The scratchpad will live on an unused tag. Which tags are used depends on your
@@ -210,14 +213,14 @@ riverctl spawn-tagmask ${all_but_scratch_tag}
 # device (touchscreen)
 # enable touch clicking for touchpads
 for pad in $(riverctl list-inputs | grep -i touchpad); do
-	riverctl input "$pad" events enabled
-	riverctl input "$pad" tap enabled
+    riverctl input "$pad" events enabled
+    riverctl input "$pad" tap enabled
 done
 for pad in $(riverctl list-inputs | grep -i touchscreen); do
-	riverctl input "$pad" events enabled
-	riverctl input "$pad" tap enabled
-	riverctl input "$pad" drag enabled
-	riverctl input "$pad" pointer-accel 0.5
+    riverctl input "$pad" events enabled
+    riverctl input "$pad" tap enabled
+    riverctl input "$pad" drag enabled
+    riverctl input "$pad" pointer-accel 0.5
 done
 
 setxkbmap -option "compose:menu"