So I poked Greg Bilsland on Twitter, and he responded:
(link to my tweet - https://twitter.com/mudbunny74/status/484723839440814080)
So any statements of any kind indicating that translation will not happen (or will happen, to be precise) is premature at this time.
Me - Hey @gregbilsland, @mikemearls,there are some questions about eventual translation of #DNDnext here.
Greg - @mudbunny74 Thanks for bringing that to our attention. Translation is definitely on our minds, but we have nothing to announce at this time.
(link to my tweet - https://twitter.com/mudbunny74/status/484723839440814080)
So any statements of any kind indicating that translation will not happen (or will happen, to be precise) is premature at this time.