diff --git a/config/locales/de/de.navigation.yml b/config/locales/de/de.navigation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1e2e9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/locales/de/de.navigation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+de:
+  # for config/navigation.rb
+  navigation:
+    dashboard: 'Dashboard'
+    foodcoop: 'Foodcoop'
+    members: 'Mitglieder'
+    workgroups: 'Arbeitsgruppen'
+    ordergroups: 'Bestellgruppen'
+    messages: 'Nachrichten'
+    tasks: 'Aufgaben'
+    wiki:
+      title: 'Wiki'
+      home: 'Startseite'
+      all_pages: 'Alle Seiten'
+    orders:
+      title: 'Bestellungen'
+      ordering: 'Bestellen!'
+      archive: 'Meine Bestellungen'
+      manage: 'Bestellverwaltung'
+    articles:
+      title: 'Artikel'
+      suppliers: 'Lieferanten/Artikel'
+      stock: 'Lager'
+      categories: 'Kategorien'
+    finances:
+      title: 'Finanzen'
+      home: 'Übersicht'
+      accounts: 'Konten verwalten'
+      balancing: 'Bestellungen abrechnen'
+      invoices: 'Rechnungen'
+    admin:
+      title: 'Administration'
+      home: 'Übersicht'
+      users: 'Benutzerinnen'
+      ordergroups: 'Bestellgruppen'
+      workgroups: 'Arbeitsgruppen'
diff --git a/config/navigation.rb b/config/navigation.rb
index 6d36a01c..74b76bbe 100644
--- a/config/navigation.rb
+++ b/config/navigation.rb
@@ -1,50 +1,51 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Configures your navigation
+
 SimpleNavigation::Configuration.run do |navigation|
 
   navigation.items do |primary|
     primary.dom_class = 'nav'
 
-    primary.item :dashboard_nav_item, 'Dashboard', root_path(anchor: '')
+    primary.item :dashboard_nav_item, I18n.t('navigation.dashboard'), root_path(anchor: '')
 
-    primary.item :foodcoop, 'Foodcoop', '#', id: nil do |subnav|
-      subnav.item :members, 'Mitglieder', foodcoop_users_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :workgroups, 'Arbeitsgruppen', foodcoop_workgroups_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :ordergroups, 'Bestellgruppen', foodcoop_ordergroups_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :messages, 'Nachrichten', messages_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :tasks, 'Aufgaben', tasks_path, id: nil
+    primary.item :foodcoop, I18n.t('navigation.foodcoop'), '#', id: nil do |subnav|
+      subnav.item :members, I18n.t('navigation.members'), foodcoop_users_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :workgroups, I18n.t('navigation.workgroups'), foodcoop_workgroups_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :ordergroups, I18n.t('navigation.ordergroups'), foodcoop_ordergroups_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :messages, I18n.t('navigation.messages'), messages_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :tasks, I18n.t('navigation.tasks'), tasks_path, id: nil
     end
 
-    primary.item :wiki, 'Wiki', '#', id: nil do |subnav|
-      subnav.item :wiki_home, 'Startseite', wiki_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :all_pages, 'Alle Seiten', all_pages_path, id: nil
+    primary.item :wiki, I18n.t('navigation.wiki.title'), '#', id: nil do |subnav|
+      subnav.item :wiki_home, I18n.t('navigation.wiki.home'), wiki_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :all_pages, I18n.t('navigation.wiki.all_pages'), all_pages_path, id: nil
     end
 
-    primary.item :orders, 'Bestellungen', '#', id: nil do |subnav|
-      subnav.item :ordering, 'Bestellen!', group_orders_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :ordering_archive, 'Meine Bestellungen', archive_group_orders_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :orders, 'Bestellverwaltung', orders_path, if: Proc.new { current_user.role_orders? }, id: nil
+    primary.item :orders, I18n.t('navigation.orders.title'), '#', id: nil do |subnav|
+      subnav.item :ordering, I18n.t('navigation.orders.ordering'), group_orders_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :ordering_archive, I18n.t('navigation.orders.archive'), archive_group_orders_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :orders, I18n.t('navigation.orders.manage'), orders_path, if: Proc.new { current_user.role_orders? }, id: nil
     end
 
-    primary.item :articles, 'Artikel', '#', id: nil,
+    primary.item :articles, I18n.t('navigation.articles.title'), '#', id: nil,
                  if: Proc.new { current_user.role_article_meta? or current_user.role_suppliers? } do |subnav|
-      subnav.item :suppliers, 'Lieferanten/Artikel', suppliers_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :stockit, 'Lager', stock_articles_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :categories, 'Kategorien', article_categories_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :suppliers, I18n.t('navigation.articles.suppliers'), suppliers_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :stockit, I18n.t('navigation.articles.stock'), stock_articles_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :categories, I18n.t('navigation.articles.categories'), article_categories_path, id: nil
     end
 
-    primary.item :finance, 'Finanzen', '#', id: nil, if: Proc.new { current_user.role_finance? } do |subnav|
-      subnav.item :finance_home, 'Übersicht', finance_root_path
-      subnav.item :accounts, 'Konten verwalten', finance_ordergroups_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :balancing, 'Bestellungen abrechnen', finance_order_index_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :invoices, 'Rechnungen', finance_invoices_path, id: nil
+    primary.item :finance, I18n.t('navigation.finances.title'), '#', id: nil, if: Proc.new { current_user.role_finance? } do |subnav|
+      subnav.item :finance_home, I18n.t('navigation.finances.home'), finance_root_path
+      subnav.item :accounts, I18n.t('navigation.finances.accounts'), finance_ordergroups_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :balancing, I18n.t('navigation.finances.balancing'), finance_order_index_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :invoices, I18n.t('navigation.finances.invoices'), finance_invoices_path, id: nil
     end
 
-    primary.item :admin, 'Administration', '#', id: nil, if: Proc.new { current_user.role_admin? } do |subnav|
-      subnav.item :admin_home, 'Übersicht', admin_root_path
-      subnav.item :users, 'Benutzerinnen', admin_users_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :ordergroups, 'Bestellgruppen', admin_ordergroups_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :workgroups, 'Arbeitsgruppen', admin_workgroups_path, id: nil
+    primary.item :admin, I18n.t('navigation.admin.title'), '#', id: nil, if: Proc.new { current_user.role_admin? } do |subnav|
+      subnav.item :admin_home, I18n.t('navigation.admin.home'), admin_root_path
+      subnav.item :users, I18n.t('navigation.admin.users'), admin_users_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :ordergroups, I18n.t('navigation.admin.ordergroups'), admin_ordergroups_path, id: nil
+      subnav.item :workgroups, I18n.t('navigation.admin.workgroups'), admin_workgroups_path, id: nil
     end
   end