diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 71e66b8..4c2ce63 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 -- support for i18n
-local S = minetest.get_translator(minetest.get_current_modname())
-
+-- Intllib
+local S
+if minetest.get_translator ~= nil then
+	S = minetest.get_translator("ethereal") -- 5.x translation function
+else
+	if minetest.get_modpath("intllib") then
+		dofile(minetest.get_modpath("intllib") .. "/init.lua")
+		if intllib.make_gettext_pair then
+			gettext, ngettext = intllib.make_gettext_pair() -- new gettext method
+		else
+			gettext = intllib.Getter() -- old text file method
+		end
+		S = gettext
+	else -- boilerplate function
+		S = function(str, ...)
+			local args = {...}
+			return str:gsub("@%d+", function(match)
+				return args[tonumber(match:sub(2))]
+			end)
+		end
+	end
+end
 
 if minetest.global_exists("armor") and armor.elements then
 	table.insert(armor.elements, "hands")