1. A system for providing a translation within a voice stream comprising: means for receiving a speech signal in a first language; means for determining text from the speech signal; means for translating the textual representation to a second and different language; means for adding time stamp information to each of a predetermined number of portions of the received speech signal and to each of a predetermined number of portions of the translated text; means for identifying within each portion of the speech signal in the voice stream one or more inaudible portions; and means for embedding each portion of the translated text in place of the identified inaudible portions, irrespective of whether the added time stamp information for the embedded text and a speech signal portion associated with the identified portion are synchronized.