diff --git a/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
index e53db5a..9577412 100644
--- a/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,35 @@ class PagesController < ApplicationController
     head :ok
   end
 
+  def translate_message
+    require 'google/cloud/translate'
+
+    keyfile = ENV["TRANSLATION_CREDENTIALS"]
+    creds = Google::Cloud::Translate::Credentials.new(keyfile)
+
+    translate = Google::Cloud::Translate.new(
+      project_id: ENV["PROJECT_ID"],
+      credentials: creds
+    )
+    target = params[:target]
+    message = params[:message]
+    userId = params[:userId]
+
+    detection = translate.detect(message)
+    original = detection.language
+    translated_message = message
+
+    unless original == target
+      translation = translate.translate(message, { from: original, to: target })
+      translated_message = translation.text.gsub("&#39;", "'")
+    end
+
+    ActionCable.server.broadcast "chat_room_#{params[:chat_room_id]}", {
+      translated_message: translated_message,
+      userId: userId
+    }
+  end
+
 
   def send_message
     puts params
@@ -72,7 +101,9 @@ class PagesController < ApplicationController
       chat_message: {
         message: params[:message],
         user_info: user_info,
-        time_stamp: Time.now.strftime("%H:%M") }
+        time_stamp: Time.now.strftime("%H:%M"),
+        userId: current_user.id
+        }
       })
     head :ok
   end
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/chatrooms.js b/app/javascript/packs/chatrooms.js
index 85572b4..c5e1267 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/chatrooms.js
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/chatrooms.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import ActionCable from 'actioncable'
 // find chatroom id
 const chatroomId = document.getElementById('chatroom-hook').dataset["chatroomId"]
 const userId = document.getElementById('current-user').innerText
+console.log(userId)
 
 // create subsciptions
 App['chatroom' + chatroomId] = App.cable.subscriptions.create({
@@ -19,18 +20,40 @@ App['chatroom' + chatroomId] = App.cable.subscriptions.create({
   }, {
     connected: () => {},
     received: data => {
-      if (data["chat_message"]) {
+      if (data["chat_message"] && data["chat_message"]["userId"] == userId) {
         const chatMessage = data["chat_message"]
+        const message = `${chatMessage["message"]}`
         const messagesContainer = document.getElementById('messages-container')
-        const message = document.createElement("p")
-        message.innerText = `${chatMessage["time_stamp"]} ${chatMessage["user_info"]["name"]}: ${chatMessage["message"]}`
-        messagesContainer.appendChild(message)
+        const messageElement = document.createElement("p")
+        messageElement.innerText = message
+        messagesContainer.appendChild(messageElement)
+      }
+      else if (data["chat_message"] && data["chat_message"]["userId"] != userId) {
+        const chatMessage = data["chat_message"]
+        const target = document.getElementById('language-1').value
+
+        const message = `${chatMessage["message"]}`
+
+        fetch(`/chat_rooms/${chatroomId}/translate_message` , {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            message: message,
+            target: target,
+            userId: userId
+          }),
+          headers: { "content-type": "application/json", "X-CSRF-Token": document.querySelector('meta[name=csrf-token]').content }
+        })
       } else if (data["translation"] && data["userId"] == userId) {
         if (data["input"] == 1) {
           document.getElementById('language-2-input').value = data["translation"].text
         } else {
           document.getElementById('language-1-input').value = data["translation"].text
         }
+      } else if (data["translated_message"] && data["userId"] == userId) {
+          const messagesContainer = document.getElementById('messages-container')
+          const message = document.createElement("p")
+          message.innerText = data["translated_message"]
+          messagesContainer.appendChild(message)
       } else {
         // console.log(data)
       }
@@ -68,10 +91,9 @@ const sendBtn = document.getElementById('send-btn')
 sendBtn.addEventListener('click', event => {
   const chatInput = document.getElementById('chat-input')
   if (chatInput && chatInput.value != chatInput.value.match(/^\s*$/g)) {
-    console.log(chatInput.value)
     fetch(`/chat_rooms/${chatroomId}/send_message` , {
       method: 'POST',
-      body: JSON.stringify({message: chatInput.value}),
+      body: JSON.stringify({message: chatInput.value, userId: userId}),
       headers: { "content-type": "application/json", "X-CSRF-Token": document.querySelector('meta[name=csrf-token]').content }
     })
   }
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/translate.js b/app/javascript/packs/translate.js
index 33e09ec..0cf2921 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/translate.js
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/translate.js
@@ -1,51 +1,51 @@
-const userId = document.getElementById('current-user').innerText
-const languageForm1 = document.getElementById('lang-1')
-const languageForm2 = document.getElementById('lang-2')
-const chatroomId = document.getElementById('chatroom-hook').dataset["chatroomId"]
+// const userId = document.getElementById('current-user').innerText
+// const languageForm1 = document.getElementById('lang-1')
+// const languageForm2 = document.getElementById('lang-2')
+// const chatroomId = document.getElementById('chatroom-hook').dataset["chatroomId"]
 
-languageForm1.addEventListener('submit', event => {
-  event.preventDefault()
-  const original = document.getElementById('language-1').value
-  const target = document.getElementById('language-2').value
-  const text = document.getElementById('language-1-input').value
+// languageForm1.addEventListener('submit', event => {
+//   event.preventDefault()
+//   const original = document.getElementById('language-1').value
+//   const target = document.getElementById('language-2').value
+//   const text = document.getElementById('language-1-input').value
 
-  if (original !== target) {
-    fetch(`/chat_rooms/${chatroomId}/translate` , {
-      method: 'POST',
-      body: JSON.stringify({
-        original,
-        target,
-        text,
-        input: 1,
-        userId
-      }),
-      headers: { "content-type": "application/json", "X-CSRF-Token": document.querySelector('meta[name=csrf-token]').content }
-    })
-  } else {
-    document.getElementById('language-2-input').value = text
-  }
-  // post request and change form 1
-})
+//   if (original !== target) {
+//     fetch(`/chat_rooms/${chatroomId}/translate` , {
+//       method: 'POST',
+//       body: JSON.stringify({
+//         original,
+//         target,
+//         text,
+//         input: 1,
+//         userId
+//       }),
+//       headers: { "content-type": "application/json", "X-CSRF-Token": document.querySelector('meta[name=csrf-token]').content }
+//     })
+//   } else {
+//     document.getElementById('language-2-input').value = text
+//   }
+//   // post request and change form 1
+// })
 
-languageForm2.addEventListener('submit', event => {
-  event.preventDefault()
-  const original = document.getElementById('language-2').value
-  const target = document.getElementById('language-1').value
-  const text = document.getElementById('language-2-input').value
-  // post request and change form 2
-  if (original !== target) {
-    fetch(`/chat_rooms/${chatroomId}/translate` , {
-      method: 'POST',
-      body: JSON.stringify({
-        original: original,
-        target: target,
-        text: text,
-        input: 2,
-        userId
-      }),
-      headers: { "content-type": "application/json", "X-CSRF-Token": document.querySelector('meta[name=csrf-token]').content }
-    })
-  } else {
-    document.getElementById('language-1-input').value = text
-  }
-})
+// languageForm2.addEventListener('submit', event => {
+//   event.preventDefault()
+//   const original = document.getElementById('language-2').value
+//   const target = document.getElementById('language-1').value
+//   const text = document.getElementById('language-2-input').value
+//   // post request and change form 2
+//   if (original !== target) {
+//     fetch(`/chat_rooms/${chatroomId}/translate` , {
+//       method: 'POST',
+//       body: JSON.stringify({
+//         original: original,
+//         target: target,
+//         text: text,
+//         input: 2,
+//         userId
+//       }),
+//       headers: { "content-type": "application/json", "X-CSRF-Token": document.querySelector('meta[name=csrf-token]').content }
+//     })
+//   } else {
+//     document.getElementById('language-1-input').value = text
+//   }
+// })
diff --git a/app/views/chat_rooms/show.html.erb b/app/views/chat_rooms/show.html.erb
index abb0525..4bad21e 100644
--- a/app/views/chat_rooms/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/chat_rooms/show.html.erb
@@ -1,24 +1,5 @@
 <!-- <button id="test-btn" class="btn btn-primary">Test Connection</button> -->
 
-<div>
-  <select id="language-1" class="input-field-text-black input-dropdown form-control">
-    <% @languages.each do |language| %>
-      <option value="<%= language.code %>"><%= language.name %></option>
-    <% end %>
-  </select>
-  <form id="lang-1">
-    <input type="text" class="form-control" name="language-1-input" id="language-1-input" value="" aria-describedby="basic-addon2">
-  </form>
-  <select id="language-2" class="input-field-text-black input-dropdown form-control">
-    <% @languages.each do |language| %>
-      <option value="<%= language.code %>"><%= language.name %></option>
-    <% end %>
-  </select>
-  <form id="lang-2">
-    <input type="text" class="form-control" name="language-2-input" id="language-2-input" value="" aria-describedby="basic-addon2">
-  </form>
-</div>
-
 <div id="join-btn" data-room="<%= @chat_room.id %>"></div>
 
 <div id="chatroom-hook" data-chatroom-id='<%= @chat_room.id %>'></div>
@@ -40,6 +21,11 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="input-group mb-3">
+      <select id="language-1" class="input-field-text-black input-dropdown form-control">
+        <% @languages.each do |language| %>
+          <option value="<%= language.code %>"><%= language.name %></option>
+        <% end %>
+      </select>
       <input type="text" class="form-control" name="chat-input" id="chat-input" value="" aria-describedby="basic-addon2">
       <div class="input-group-append">
         <button class="btn btn-primary" id="send-btn" type="submit" remote: true>Send</button>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 567e46c..f1c7cef 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
     post '/cable_testing', to: 'pages#cable_testing'
     post '/send_message', to: 'pages#send_message'
     post '/translate', to: 'pages#translate'
+    post '/translate_message', to: 'pages#translate_message'
   end
 
   mount ActionCable.server, at: '/cable'