Good evening,
same issue here... I added shortcode [GTranslate] to my left sidebar, but only the plain text is showing up. Also tried [gtranslate] after I found this thread.
The widget itself is completely killing my sidebars, so I decided to leave it off my bars and use the shortcode instead.
Inside an article the shortcode works properly, just not in the sidebars...
Example:
http://www.mikaversum.com/blogAny idea would be appreciated

Cheers,
Flash