diff --git a/pisi/build.py b/pisi/build.py
index 158ce116..3ca7d0e3 100644
--- a/pisi/build.py
+++ b/pisi/build.py
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ class Builder:
         else:
             self.specdir = os.path.dirname(self.specuri.get_uri())
 
+        self.read_translations(self.specdir)
+
         self.sourceArchive = pisi.sourcearchive.SourceArchive(self.spec, self.pkg_work_dir())
 
         self.set_environment_vars()
@@ -141,12 +143,12 @@ class Builder:
             specuri = pisi.uri.URI(os.path.realpath(specuri.get_uri()))  # FIXME: doesn't work for file://
         self.specuri = specuri
         spec = pisi.specfile.SpecFile()
-        spec.read(specuri, ctx.config.tmp_dir())
-#        spec.read(self.specuri, ctx.config.tmp_dir())
-#        diruri = os.path.dirname(self.specuri.get_uri())
-#        spec.read_translations(pisi.util.join_path(diruri, "translations.xml"))
+        spec.read(self.specuri, ctx.config.tmp_dir())
         self.spec = spec
 
+    def read_translations(self, specdir):
+        self.spec.read_translations(pisi.util.join_path(specdir, ctx.const.translations_file))
+
     # directory accessor functions
 
     # pkg_x_dir: per package directory for storing info type x
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ class Builder:
         #self.location = os.path.dirname(self.url.uri)
 
         self.fetch_actionsfile()
+        self.fetch_translationsfile()
         self.fetch_patches()
         self.fetch_comarfiles()
         self.fetch_additionalFiles()
@@ -249,6 +252,10 @@ class Builder:
         actionsuri = pisi.util.join_path(self.specdiruri, ctx.const.actions_file)
         self.download(actionsuri, self.destdir)
 
+    def fetch_translationsfile(self):
+        translationsuri = pisi.util.join_path(self.specdiruri, ctx.const.translations_file)
+        self.download(translationsuri, self.destdir)
+
     def fetch_patches(self):
         spec = self.spec
         for patch in spec.source.patches:
diff --git a/pisi/constants.py b/pisi/constants.py
index 4abe7f3e..0d593df6 100644
--- a/pisi/constants.py
+++ b/pisi/constants.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Constants:
         self.__c.actions_file = "actions.py"
         self.__c.files_dir = "files"
         self.__c.metadata_dir = "metadata"
+        self.__c.translations_file = "translations.xml"
         self.__c.comar_dir = "comar"
         self.__c.files_xml = "files.xml"
         self.__c.metadata_xml = "metadata.xml"