Magento Translating - Very Easy

Template.php

$vars = array('test' => 'twinkle');

$text = '
I am making a {{var test}}
what if {{depend test2}}this{{/depend}} does not exist
{{if test3}}does if exists{{/if}}
';

$template = new Varien_Filter_Template();
$template->setVariables($vars);

var_dump($template->filter($text));