1. A method for translating an SMS message from a first language to a second language, comprising: receiving an SMS message in a first language at a network node; scanning the message at the network node for a code embedded in the SMS message, wherein the embedded code identifies, at least in part, the second language into which the SMS message is to be translated; translating content of the SMS message from the first language to the second language in accordance with the embedded code resulting in translated content; and sending the SMS message to a recipient without sending the SMS message back to an originator, wherein the SMS message includes the translated content.