diff --git a/app/views/home/index.html.erb b/app/views/home/index.html.erb
index d6c8891..026e293 100644
--- a/app/views/home/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/home/index.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <% if @cur_url == "/recent" %>
   <div class="box" id="leader">
-    <em>The <a href="/newest">newest</a> stories with a random sampling of
-    recently submitted stories that have not yet reached the front page.</em>
+    <%= raw(t('.homerecentsdesc')) %>
   </div>
 <% end %>
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index f672771..cf1205a 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ en:
       filtereddesc: "Description"
       filteredstories: "Stories"
       filteredsave: "Save Filters"
+  home:
+    index:
+      homerecentsdesc: "<em>The <a href=\"/newest\">newest</a> stories with a random sampling of recently submitted stories that have not yet reached the front page.</em>"
   moderations:
     index:
       moderationlogtitle: "Moderation Log"
diff --git a/config/locales/fr.yml b/config/locales/fr.yml
index 2e85eb6..77b5c13 100644
--- a/config/locales/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/fr.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ fr:
       hatrequestlink: "Porter le chapeau"
       privacylink: "Confidentialité"
       aboutlink: "À propos"
+  home:
+    index:
+      homerecentsdesc: "<em>Les <a href=\"/newest\">plus récentes</a> infos avec un panaché aléatoire des infos récentes soumises qui n'ont pas encore atteint la page principale.</em>"
   filters:
     index:
       filteredtags: "Marques filtrées"