diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 38087f2..ee8247a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,15 @@ sls-sample-app-2.0.3.tgz
 loopback-example-app*.tgz
 _suite
 _onto
+intl/MSG.json
+intl/de
+intl/es
+intl/fr
+intl/it
+intl/ja
+intl/ko
+intl/pt
+intl/ru
+intl/zh-Hans
+intl/zh-Hant
+intl/en/*.json
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 589e633..445e4e4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var Parser = require('posix-getopt').BasicParser;
 var debug = require('debug')('strong-build');
 var fmt = require('util').format;
 var fs = require('fs');
+var g = require('strong-globalize');
 var git = require('./lib/git');
 var path = require('path');
 var pump = require('pump');
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ var vasync = require('vasync');
 var zlib = require('zlib');
 
 function printHelp($0, prn) {
-  var USAGE = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('./sl-build.txt'), 'utf-8')
+  var USAGE = g.t('sl-build.txt')
     .replace(/%MAIN%/g, $0)
     .trim();
 
@@ -30,10 +31,10 @@ function runCommand(cmd, callback) {
 }
 
 function runWait(cmd, callback) {
-  console.log('Running `%s`', cmd);
+  g.log('Running `%s`', cmd);
   runCommand(cmd, function(er, output) {
     if (er) {
-      console.error('Error on `%s`:', cmd);
+      g.error('Error on `%s`:', cmd);
       reportRunError(er, output);
       return callback(er);
     }
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ function runStep(cmd) {
 function reportRunError(er, output) {
   if (!er) return;
 
-  console.error('Failed to run `%s`:', er.message);
+  g.error('Failed to run `%s`:', er.message);
   if (output && output !== '') {
     process.stderr.write(output);
   }
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ exports.build = function build(argv, callback) {
   var pack;
   var commit;
 
+  g.setRootDir(__dirname);
+
   while ((option = parser.getopt()) !== undefined) {
     switch (option.option) {
       case 'v':
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ exports.build = function build(argv, callback) {
         install = true;
         break;
       case 'b':
-        console.error('Warning: the --bundle option now does nothing and ' +
+        g.error('Warning: the --bundle option now does nothing and ' +
                       'should not be used');
         break;
       case 'p':
@@ -124,15 +127,15 @@ exports.build = function build(argv, callback) {
         commit = false;
         break;
       default:
-        console.error('Invalid usage (near option \'%s\'), try `%s --help`.',
+        g.error('Invalid usage (near option \'%s\'), try `{{%s --help}}`.',
           option.optopt, $0);
-        return callback(Error('usage'));
+        return callback(g.Error('usage'));
     }
   }
 
   if (parser.optind() !== argv.length) {
-    console.error('Invalid usage (extra arguments), try `%s --help`.', $0);
-    return callback(Error('usage'));
+    g.error('Invalid usage (extra arguments), try `{{%s --help}}`.', $0);
+    return callback(g.Error('usage'));
   }
 
   // With no actions selected, do everything we can (onto requires an argument,
@@ -149,8 +152,8 @@ exports.build = function build(argv, callback) {
   }
 
   if (commit && !git.isGit()) {
-    console.error('Cannot perform commit on non-git working directory');
-    return callback(Error('usage'));
+    g.error('Cannot perform commit on {{non-git}} working directory');
+    return callback(g.Error('usage'));
   }
 
   var steps = [];
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ exports.build = function build(argv, callback) {
     try {
       git.ensureBranch(onto);
     } catch (er) {
-      console.error('%s', er.message);
+      g.error('%s', er.message);
       return callback(er);
     }
     return callback();
@@ -188,13 +191,13 @@ exports.build = function build(argv, callback) {
     try {
       var info = git.syncBranch(onto);
       if (info.srcBranch && info.dstBranch) {
-        console.log('Merged source tree of `%s` onto `%s`',
+        g.log('Merged source tree of `%s` onto `%s`',
           info.srcBranch, info.dstBranch);
       } else {
-        console.log('Not merging HEAD into `%s`, already up to date.', onto);
+        g.log('Not merging {{HEAD}} into `%s`, already up to date.', onto);
       }
     } catch (er) {
-      console.error('%s', er.message);
+      g.error('%s', er.message);
       return callback(er);
     }
     return callback();
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ exports.build = function build(argv, callback) {
     var tarStream = strongPack(process.cwd());
     var dstFile = fs.createWriteStream(dst, 'binary');
     var gz = zlib.createGzip();
-    console.log('Packing application in to %s', dst);
+    g.log('Packing application in to %s', dst);
     pump(tarStream, gz, dstFile, callback);
   }
 
@@ -231,9 +234,9 @@ exports.build = function build(argv, callback) {
     try {
       var info = git.commitAll(onto);
       if (info.branch) {
-        console.log('Committed build products onto `%s`', info.branch);
+        g.log('Committed build products onto `%s`', info.branch);
       } else {
-        console.log('Build products already up to date on `%s`', onto);
+        g.log('Build products already up to date on `%s`', onto);
       }
     } catch (er) {
       console.error('%s', er.message);
diff --git a/intl/en/sl-build.txt b/intl/en/sl-build.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..828c26d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/intl/en/sl-build.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+usage: {{%MAIN%}} [options]
+
+Build a node application package.
+
+With no options, the default depends on whether a git repository is detected or not.
+
+If a {{git}} repository is detected the default is `{{--git}}`: install and commit the build results to the "{{deploy}}" branch, which will be created if it does not already exist.
+
+If no {{git}} repository is detected the default is `{{--npm}}`: install and pack the build results into a `{{<package-name>-<version>.tgz}}` file.
+
+Options:
+  {{-h,--help}}       Print this message and exit.
+  {{-v,--version}}    Print version and exit.
+  {{-n,--npm}}        Same as `{{--install --pack}}`.
+  {{-g,--git}}        Same as `{{--install --commit}}`.
+  {{-i,--install}}    Install dependencies (without scripts, by default).
+  {{-s,--scripts}}    If installing, run scripts (to build addons).
+  {{-p,--pack}}       Pack into a publishable archive.
+
+Git specific options:
+  {{-c,--commit}}     Commit build output (branch specified by {{--onto}}).
+  {{--onto BRANCH}}   Branch to commit build results to, created if necessary ("{{deploy}}", by default).
diff --git a/lib/git.js b/lib/git.js
index ea25662..564b7da 100644
--- a/lib/git.js
+++ b/lib/git.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var debug = require('debug')('strong-build');
 var lodash = require('lodash');
 var path = require('path');
 var shell = require('shelljs');
+var g = require('strong-globalize');
 var util = require('util');
 
 function fmt() {
@@ -22,11 +23,11 @@ function execSync(cmd, error, noOutput) {
 
   if (exec.code !== 0) {
     var output = exec.output.replace('fatal: ', '');
-    console.log('Error on `%s`:\n  %s', cmd, output);
+    g.log('Error on `%s`:\n  %s', cmd, output);
     throw Error(error);
   }
 
-  console.log('Running `%s`', cmd);
+  g.log('Running `%s`', cmd);
 
   // git on success may still write messages to stderr, and shelljs combines
   // stdout and stderr (sucky). This effect commit-tree, for example, when dest
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ exports.ensureBranch = function ensureBranch(name) {
   if (!info.ref)
     execSync(
       fmt('git branch "%s"', name),
-      fmt('Failed to create branch "%s"', name)
+      g.t('Failed to create branch "%s"', name)
     );
 };
 
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ exports.syncBranch = function gitSyncBranch(gitDstBranch) {
 
   var gitSrcTreeSha = execSync(
     'git log -1 --pretty=format:"%t" HEAD',
-    'Failed to parse branch `HEAD`, is this a git repository?'
+    g.t('Failed to parse branch `{{HEAD}}`, is this a git repository?')
   );
 
   // Commit the source tree to the head of the destination branch, and update
@@ -111,12 +112,12 @@ exports.syncBranch = function gitSyncBranch(gitDstBranch) {
   var commitSha = execSync(
     fmt('git commit-tree -p "%s" -p "%s" -m "%s" %s',
         dst.ref, src.ref, message, gitSrcTreeSha),
-    fmt('Failed to commit `%s` onto `%s`', src.ref, gitDstBranch)
+    g.t('Failed to commit `%s` onto `%s`', src.ref, gitDstBranch)
   );
 
   execSync(
     fmt('git update-ref "%s" %s', dst.ref, commitSha),
-    fmt('Failed to merge `%s` onto `%s`', src.ref, gitDstBranch)
+    g.t('Failed to merge `%s` onto `%s`', src.ref, gitDstBranch)
   );
 
   return {
@@ -130,17 +131,17 @@ exports.syncBranch = function gitSyncBranch(gitDstBranch) {
 exports.commitAll = function gitCommitAll(gitDstBranch) {
   execSync(
     fmt('git add --force --all .'),
-    fmt('Failed to add build products')
+    g.t('Failed to add build products')
   );
   var treeSha = execSync(
     fmt('git write-tree'),
-    fmt('Failed to stage build products for commit')
+    g.t('Failed to stage build products for commit')
   );
   var dst = resolveBranch(gitDstBranch);
   var commitSha = execSync(
     fmt('git commit-tree -p "%s" -m "Commit build products" %s',
         dst.ref, treeSha),
-    fmt('Failed to create build products commit for `%s`', gitDstBranch),
+    g.t('Failed to create build products commit for `%s`', gitDstBranch),
     true
   );
 
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ exports.commitAll = function gitCommitAll(gitDstBranch) {
 
   execSync(
     fmt('git update-ref "%s" %s', dst.ref, commitSha),
-    fmt('Failed to commit build products to `%s`', gitDstBranch)
+    g.t('Failed to commit build products to `%s`', gitDstBranch)
   );
 
   return {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87b3734..3ea2ba0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@
     "sl-build": "./bin/sl-build.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "cldr-data": "^28.0.3",
     "debug": "^2.0.0",
     "lodash": "^3.8.0",
     "posix-getopt": "^1.0.0",
     "pump": "^1.0.1",
     "shelljs": "^0.4.0",
+    "strong-globalize": "^1.0.0",
     "strong-pack": "^1.0.0",
     "vasync": "^1.4.3"
   },
diff --git a/sl-build.txt b/sl-build.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index fddc1f3..0000000
--- a/sl-build.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-usage: %MAIN% [options]
-
-Build a node application package.
-
-With no options, the default depends on whether a git repository is
-detected or not.
-
-If a git repository is detected the default is `--git`: install and commit the
-build results to the "deploy" branch, which will be created if it does not
-already exist.
-
-If no git repository is detected the default is `--npm`: install and
-pack the build results into a `<package-name>-<version>.tgz` file.
-
-Options:
-  -h,--help       Print this message and exit.
-  -v,--version    Print version and exit.
-  -n,--npm        Same as `--install --pack`.
-  -g,--git        Same as `--install --commit`.
-  -i,--install    Install dependencies (without scripts, by default).
-  -s,--scripts    If installing, run scripts (to build addons).
-  -p,--pack       Pack into a publishable archive.
-
-Git specific options:
-  -c,--commit     Commit build output (branch specified by --onto).
-  --onto BRANCH   Branch to commit build results to, created if
-                  necessary ("deploy", by default).
diff --git a/test/build-example.js b/test/build-example.js
index fc0bc00..b401709 100644
--- a/test/build-example.js
+++ b/test/build-example.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ module.exports = function buildExample(fixture, args, callback) {
     }
   });
 
+  sh.cd(__dirname);
   sh.rm('-rf', '_suite');
   sh.cp('-Rf', fmt('fixtures/%s/*', fixture), '_suite');
   sh.cd('_suite');
diff --git a/test/test-build-install-nodeps.js b/test/test-build-install-nodeps.js
index d226958..0a84713 100644
--- a/test/test-build-install-nodeps.js
+++ b/test/test-build-install-nodeps.js
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@ var test = require('shelljs').test;
 require('./build-example')('zero-dependency', ['-i'], function(er) {
   debug('built with error?', er);
   assert.ifError(er);
-  assert(!test('-d', 'node_modules'), 'no node_modules created');
+  if (process.versions.node.split('.')[0] === '5') {
+    assert(test('-d', 'node_modules'), 'node_modules created');
+  } else {
+    assert(!test('-d', 'node_modules'), 'no node_modules created');
+  }
 });